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Committee debates ice‑rink costs and options, looks to public input before any change
Summary
Members and staff discussed ice rink attendance accounting, operating costs, and community value; staff said labor would be reallocated rather than eliminated and members favored a public poll or fall engagement before deciding whether to continue rink operations.
The Parks & Recreation Committee spent substantial time April 27 reviewing how the village counts ice rink users, the rink's operating costs and whether the amenity should remain a municipal offering.
Resident commenter Jim Pisalt challenged the committee to provide clearer accounting, walking through a schoolroom calculation that, using packet numbers, suggested a per‑user cost "about $10 per person per day to skate the rink" when utilities and some labor were apportioned.…
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