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Parents, trustees spar over new perimeter fences at El Roble and Rod Kelly parks
Summary
Residents and some trustees criticized the district for installing perimeter fencing at El Roble and Rod Kelly with what speakers described as limited community notice; board members and facilities staff said the projects are part of a long‑running facilities plan and were approved in public committee and board agendas for student safety.
At the meeting’s public comment and facilities update, a Gilroy parent and resident asked the board to halt a fencing project around El Roble and the adjacent Rod Kelly park, saying local residents did not receive notice and that the fences would remove informal public recreation space used by families and Little League.
Andrew Brinton said the fences appeared to have been installed "in the…
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