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Boys & Girls Club seeks town land at Houston House for permanent Highlands campus
Summary
Boys & Girls Club leaders asked the board to consider donating underused rec-center land (the Houston House site) so the club can build a permanent facility owned by the town and leased to the club; the board agreed to pursue a workshop to explore partnership details.
Leaders of the Boys & Girls Club at the Plateau asked the Highlands Board of Commissioners on June 19 to explore a public–private partnership to build a permanent Highlands campus on underused land at the recreation park commonly called the Houston House site.
Mike Kistner and Carmen Waite, director of the Highlands club, described rapid growth: the club opened a Highlands satellite in 2024 and a teen center this summer; they said waitlists and summer-camp…
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