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Residents urge repairs to Veterans Park rink and press council on animal-shelter phone outages
Summary
Volunteers from the Mercer County Street Hockey Association urged repairs to the Veterans Park rink—citing shifting sport tiles, rotted boards, exposed nails and a failing scoreboard—and requested stronger security and clearer communication. Resident Lisa Williams urged faster phone upgrades at the animal shelter, saying voicemail responses had hampered emergency calls.
During public comment at the Dec. 17 Hamilton Township Council meeting, representatives of the Mercer County Street Hockey Association and multiple residents raised safety and service concerns.
Peter Anapol and Joseph Hajek said new sport tiles installed in Feb. 2023 have shifted, creating gaps between tiles and rink boards; the plywood boards have begun to rot, with missing pieces and exposed nails. They…
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