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Miramar High School band urges city for $50,000 in replacement instruments; commissioners pledge follow‑up
Summary
Band director Kevin Lopez asked commissioners to help replace percussion and other aging instruments; the commission asked staff to follow up and said elected officials would consider options.
Kevin Lopez, band director at Miramar High School, told the Miramar City Commission on July 9 that the school’s nationally recognized marching band is performing on decades‑old instruments and needs roughly $50,000 to modernize its percussion inventory.
"To properly overhaul and modernize our instrument inventory, we're facing a cost of approximately $50,000," Lopez said at the public‑comment podium. "Our percussion section ranked number…
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