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Residents urge city to boost youth recreation access, flag long-standing public-works backlog
Summary
Multiple residents told the council the recreation department's program fees are rising and scholarship information is not visible; another resident proposed pausing new public-works projects to clear a backlog of maintenance tasks.
During the meeting’s public-comment period, residents urged the council to make city recreation programs more accessible and to address persistent public-works maintenance backlogs.
Bradley Williams, a longtime Maple Avenue resident and former recreation employee, criticized a $100 fee for the winter basketball league, saying that compared with $60 in 2015 and $40 in nearby Montgomery County programs the current price presents a barrier. “It's…
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