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Board tightens skate-park operations after robbery; weekend supervision and daily fee added
Summary
Following several incidents at the county skate park, including an armed robbery that resulted in property theft but no reported physical injuries, Rexton Park staff implemented weekend supervision with a daily fee (about $5) while encouraging season passes, and the sheriff's office increased patrols.
After several incidents at the county skate park, staff told the Rexton Park board on Feb. 6 that they have changed the park’s operating procedures to add weekend supervision and a daily fee for non–season-pass users.
Don (Recreation and Parks staff member) explained the department had previously moved to an unsupervised model with optional season passes, but a series of incidents — two recent weekday-evening incidents and a robbery — prompted a revised approach. "We made a decision a couple of months ago to try another approach, and that being that we would have a staff person there on weekends, and…
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