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Parks and Recreation Commission adopts updated field and court closure procedures
Summary
The Murrieta Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved updated standard operating procedures for closing athletic fields and courts because of extreme weather and air-quality events. The policy establishes outreach methods, a closure hotline and a sequence of responsibilities for staff and league representatives.
The Parks and Recreation Commission on Jan. 16 approved updated standard operating procedures for closing athletic courts and fields in the City of Murrieta, citing increasingly frequent closures related to smoke, heat, lightning and other weather events.
The policy vote was unanimous: four commissioners present approved the motion; one commissioner (Commissioner Wood) was absent. The commission directed staff to finalize the procedures, update the city website and pursue monitoring equipment to implement the new guidance.
Commission staff told the commission that the department has seen numerous field closures over the past 18 months and needs clearer, written guidance for staff,…
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