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Power Wellness vetted to operate New London community center; residents press for written access, fee and programming guarantees
Summary
City officials presented Power Wellness as the preferred operator for the new New London community recreation center. Public commenters and city staff pressed for written guarantees on sliding-scale fees, allocation of programming hours to the municipal recreation department, and affordable access for seniors and youth.
Power Wellness, a national recreation-center operator, gave a presentation to the New London City Council on plans to run the new New London Community Recreation Center while residents pressed the council for written guarantees on affordability and programming access.
The presentation Tuesday followed a public-comment period in which residents asked the council to require explicit definitions of a “sliding scale” fee structure, protected hours for city-run programming and youth leagues, and affordable options for seniors. Patrick Sheengalmer of 246 Connecticut Ave. told the council that sliding scale could be reduced in practice to a token discount without specific numbers: “sliding scale could mean, yeah, we take a $1,000 fee, we made it $800,” he said.
Why it matters: The rec center is intended to house municipal programming for swim lessons, youth leagues and senior services that many residents said are now difficult to access. Speakers and city recreation staff said unclear terms on fees and time allocation could limit the facility’s ability to deliver the programs the…
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