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Kasson City park board orders clearer pool-closure communications after one-day shutdown sparks online complaints
Summary
After a one-day early closure that drew Facebook criticism, the Kasson City Park Board directed staff to codify closure guidance, keep managers in the loop and evaluate concession operations and slushie-machine options.
Chair opened the June 17 meeting of the Kasson City Park Board and members spent substantial time on operations at the Kasson Aquatic Center after a brief, controversial early closure last week.
Staff member reported that "heaters are fixed" and that a boiler inspection is scheduled; four exhaust fans in the aquatic center were replaced at an estimated total of about $2,000. On the pool closure, the staff member said he "came back to the pool closed" after an equipment demo, and that the incident "blew up on Facebook" as residents complained about losing…
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