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Local rugby club urges investment at Stanley Chisholm Park; city staff flag environmental and scheduling limits
Summary
Members of the Charleston Outlaw Rugby Club asked the Recreation Committee to let them invest in and expand community access to Stanley Chisholm Park. City staff said field use is heavily scheduled, lighting would require breaching a landfill cap and regulated mitigation, and available permit windows favor youth programs without lights.
Members of the Charleston Outlaw Rugby Club urged the Charleston City Recreation Committee on April 16 to allow a public–private investment that would expand use and make improvements at Coach Stanley Chisholm Park.
Bertrand Valero, a long-time Outlaw club member, told the committee the fenced Dolphin Cove park is “chained up, barely used” and urged the city to let the club invest to open and develop the site for broader community use. Chris Maloney, identified in the meeting as a local resident and referenced by other speakers as the club’s president, outlined a proposal to improve field conditions, add shade or weather protection, and…
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