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Resident says Oct. 2 community-center incident was preventable; city temporarily closes open gym

6440184 · October 10, 2025
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Summary

A resident and community-center employee told the Apple Valley City Council the Oct. 2 incident at the community center was preventable and asked for additional staffing and oversight for youth open gym. The mayor announced open gym is closed while staff reviews policies.

At the Apple Valley City Council meeting on Oct. 9, resident and part-time community-center employee Chris Radford told the council that a traumatic incident that occurred on Oct. 2 was preventable and that security and safety concerns had been brought to management prior to the event.

"I'm here both as a resident and as a part…

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