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Pickleball courts paid with ARPA and impact fees; residents say process fell short of expectations
Summary
Select Board members said the new pickleball courts were funded with $41,000 from ARPA and about $41,000 from impact fees and approved at a September select-board meeting; several residents said the broader planning process (charrette) and subsequent funding decisions did not include the public in a way they expected.
The Select Board confirmed the town’s recently installed pickleball courts were paid for with a mix of federal ARPA funds and local impact fees, but the funding and approval process has prompted anger and calls for clearer public engagement.
Select Board member Letty said the courts were funded roughly half from ARPA and half from impact fees: “It was $41,000 from ARPA and $41,000 from impact fees, about half and half.” She said the funding decision and vote approving the project occurred at the Select Board meeting on Sept. 3, 2024.
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