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Norwood CPC flags surge of playground and school-site requests, calls for prioritization framework
Summary
Commissioners warned that multiple playground and school-recreation requests this cycle could consume a large share of CPC funds, and discussed prioritization, ownership/maintenance distinctions, equity, and scheduling public hearings in January.
Commissioners spent a large portion of the Dec. 17 meeting discussing a wave of playground and recreation funding requests — including Father Matt’s playground, school playgrounds, dugouts and shade canopies — and warned the cluster of applications could take a major portion of the Community Preservation Commission’s annual funds.
“Two-thirds of all the money that’s being asked this year relates to either the playgrounds or the high school or some aspect of this…
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