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Parks board approves fee exemption for Fort Bend Mental Health's Hope in Motion walk in Sugar Land
Summary
Sugar Land's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board approved a fee-exemption appeal for Fort Bend Mental Health's Hope in Motion fundraiser, waiving $1,709.50 in park fees and asking the organization to provide clearer local-participation and financial records going forward.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board of Sugar Land approved a fee-exemption appeal for Fort Bend Mental Health's Hope in Motion walk, permitting the group to use the Brazos River Park Bowl without paying roughly $1,709.50 in city park fees.
Brianna Williams, assistant director of Parks and Recreation, told the board the department denied the committee's original exemption request because the applicant's headquarters is in Richmond, the submitted board-member list included only one Sugar Land resident (the policy requires 51 percent), and national-membership thresholds in their application did not meet the city's residency rules. Williams outlined Sugar Land's five eligibility criteria and…
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