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Park and Rec raises concerns about MOU language and field-authority limits

Town of Hampden Select Board · February 25, 2026
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Summary

Park and Rec commissioners urged clearer language in a proposed interdepartmental agreement to avoid giving a single official unilateral authority over improvements and to clarify who controls maintenance, scheduling and field improvements in the municipal building and Memorial Park.

Park and Recreation commissioners joined the Select Board on Feb. 25 to review a draft interdepartmental memorandum of understanding intended to clarify responsibilities in the town’s shared municipal building and for outdoor athletic fields. Commissioners pressed the board to change the draft’s phrasing around approvals and authorization, arguing the current wording could be read to give the town…

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