Several residents raised a quality-of-life complaint during public comment about repeated weekend practices by a drum corps that uses William T. Rogers Middle School fields. Nina Barberino, who lives on Black Gumtree Lane behind RJO and WTR, said the amplified metronome and constant daytime practice "has not 1 minute of peace" for nearby households and urged the board to move the group off-site.

"The entire neighborhood finds ourselves praying for rain every weekend," Barberino said, describing continuous Saturday and Sunday practice from 10 a.m. until about 7:30 p.m. She asked the board to address the issue and invited board members to experience the noise at her home.

Doctor Egan and other administrators responded that they had been in communication with residents and that a solution had been worked out that day. Egan said he believed the group would not be practicing at William T. Rogers that coming weekend and that the district had identified an alternate site; he said he would confirm details with residents the following day. "I do not believe they'll be practicing this weekend at William T and as I indicated, we are trying to move them to a different site," he told the speakers.

Administrators reiterated the district's requirement that any group using district facilities maintain current insurance and follow rental procedures. Residents present said they would follow up with board members directly if problems continued.

Outcome: administrators said they had secured an alternative location and would contact residents with specifics; no formal board action was required at the meeting.