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Veterans Park volunteers urge North St. Paul to streamline event permits and insurance records
Summary
Charter members of the Veterans Park Council told the council volunteers raised roughly $250,000 to build the park but face repeated permit, insurance and administrative hurdles after staff turnover; they asked the city to keep a single maintained file or staff contact to simplify future events.
Charter volunteers who built and maintain Veterans Park urged the North St. Paul City Council to create a streamlined, documented process so routine special-event permits and insurance proofs do not get lost amid staff turnover.
Dan Fischer, a charter member of the Veterans Park Council, told the council the volunteer group — five veterans and three non-veterans who worked without city payment — raised about $250,000 and met engineering requirements to…
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