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Needham Recreation Commission weighs pulling skate-park feasibility article after finance committee reservations
Summary
The Recreation Commission debated whether to pull a CPC warrant article for skate-park feasibility after the finance committee expressed concern about follow-on construction costs; commissioners agreed to consult the Select Board before deciding and to continue gauging community support.
The Town of Needham Recreation Commission on April 27 debated whether to advance a Community Preservation/Capital Planning warrant article that would fund feasibility and design work for a proposed skate park and related small projects, after the finance committee gave the proposal limited support.
Commissioners described a split of views on timing and strategy. One commissioner said pulling the article and returning with a stronger, better-supported presentation next year would reduce the risk of defeat at Town Meeting: "I just feel it's a it's a bigger uphill challenge that it's gonna fail and that…
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