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Volunteer from school district to translate Middleton recreation guide into Spanish; staff discuss sustainability
Summary
A school-district employee volunteered to translate Middleton's recreation guide into Spanish (about 30 hours for one guide); staff estimated total translation needs across all guides could reach about 100 hours and discussed combining volunteer help with paid contracting for sustainability.
Commissioners heard that a school-district employee volunteered to translate the Parks and Recreation guide into Spanish and that staff are discussing how to sustain translations going forward.
Laura told the commission she "met a woman from the school district a couple weeks ago" who volunteered roughly 30 hours to translate the current guide and is interested in continuing. Staff estimated the full set of seasonal guides could total about 100 hours of translation work and said they are exploring a mix of volunteer assistance and a paid contract to ensure sustainability.
Commissioner Katie praised the effort as an equity measure and said it would be appreciated by the community. Staff noted the summer guide is scheduled to go online March 30.
What happens next: staff will continue discussions with the volunteer and explore contracting options to sustain translations; no formal action was taken at the meeting.
