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Council sends Founders' Rink flooring appropriation to equity committee after questions about winter ice plan and costs
Summary
Finance committee recommended a $160,000 one-time appropriation for flooring at Founders' Rink to enable year-round multipurpose use; councilors asked for a firm plan to preserve winter ice and sent the item to the equity committee for further review.
The Somerville City Council on Tuesday sent the proposed $160,000 appropriation for fabrication and installation of flooring at Founders' Rink to the council's equity committee amid councilor requests for clearer assurances that winter ice will be preserved.
At the Finance Committee earlier this month, commissioners presented a cost estimate to make the rink a year-round multipurpose facility. Commissioner Jill Latham's memo estimated annual labor and storage costs of…
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