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Carmel keeps Founders Park sand, defends Monon Community Center finances and cites new parks police unit
Summary
Councilors said Founders Park will retain its sand feature while the parks department will add fencing and continue to monitor safety-surface wear; officials described the Monon Community Center’s operating model and noted a full-time Parks Resource Officer program addressing e-bike and trail enforcement.
Carmel officials at a Brookshire town hall discussed several parks and recreation topics, including a decision to retain Founders Park’s sand feature, fencing to improve playground safety, financials for the Monon Community Center and a new parks-focused police program. Rich Taylor, at-large city councilor, said the Founders Park sand feature will remain after review and that the parks department will replace degraded safety surfacing and install fencing between the playground and the parking lot to prevent children from running into traffic. “There's a little bit of uproar about getting rid of the sand feature at, Founders Park, and the sand feature will…
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