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Simsbury Selectmen table Curtis Park memorandum of understanding after lengthy public hearing
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The Simsbury Board of Selectmen on July 14 opened a public hearing on a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Simsbury Soccer Club that would grant the nonprofit long‑term preferential use of Curtis Park while enabling the club to raise private funds for field improvements.
The Simsbury Board of Selectmen on July 14 opened a public hearing on a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Simsbury Soccer Club that would grant the nonprofit long‑term preferential use of Curtis Park while enabling the club to raise private funds for field improvements. After roughly two hours of public comment and questions from selectmen, the board voted to table the MOU so staff can complete legal and insurance reviews.
The agreement before the board would give the soccer club priority use of Parcel A at Curtis Park and set terms the club said it needs to fundraise for upgrades. Many parents and club volunteers described the plan as necessary to maintain safe, usable fields and to create a community hub. "On any given season, you may or may not know that we do play in the…
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