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Refuge Church asks council to waive splash-pad fees; council agrees to sponsor from discretionary fund

2592397 · March 11, 2025
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Pastor Matt Gaines of Refuge Church asked the council to open the Carpenter's Park splash pad for an Easter event and to waive rental fees; council members agreed by consensus to move the request to consent and to cover the cost from council discretionary funds if members unanimously support it.

Pastor Matt Gaines of Refuge Church requested that the city open the splash pad at Carpenter's Park for the church’s Easter event and asked the council to waive rental fees so the church could reallocate funds to event expenses.

Gaines said the event charges no admission and that vendors and volunteers donate goods and services. “Anything that day is donated back…

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