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New summer food program director reports nearly 100 registrations; city says playground site selection follows state grant rules
Summary
Jonathan King, newly introduced director of Chester’s summer food program, reported that nearly 100 children were registered in the first three days. Parks staff said playground sites are selected per state grant criteria, and the city is working to add an East Side site.
Jonathan King, introduced July 9 as the city’s new summer food program director, told council that the program’s first day “went off with a really big bang” and that by the third day staff had registered “almost a 100 kids.” King said site supervisors and monitors have been consistent and cooperative with participants and invited community suggestions for new sites.
King asked residents with operational issues to call the number on the…
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