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Needham staff warn of permit-sharing, outside contractors and liability risks for field users
Summary
Commissioners discussed recurring problems with ad hoc permit-sharing and outside contractors using youth permits without insurance, producing a recent liability close-call; staff proposed clearer rules and stronger enforcement for subletting and shared-use agreements.
The commission discussed recurring cases where user groups that hold permits for fields then allow outside operators to run clinics or programs without following the town’s permitting and insurance requirements.
Staff said the department has encountered situations in which a local club would obtain a permit and then allow an outside contractor or private company to run a clinic under that permit. Staff said that practice creates liability gaps…
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