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Committee discusses 5th Street Park improvements, rejects unsupervised fire pits, and updates community garden plans
Summary
Committee members agreed insurance would permit 5th Street Park activities with signage but raised safety concerns about fire pits and said any fire activity would require supervision, possible seasonal timing, and an ordinance or resolution; community garden work deferred until next year with cleanup expectations for gardeners.
The finance and legislation committee discussed plans for 5th Street Park and the community garden after completing its legislation items. Speaker 2 reported speaking with staff and said insurance would cover the park so long as signage warned users to act 'at your own risk.'
Committee members debated whether to allow fire pits. Speaker 3 and others expressed safety concerns:…
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