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Board reviews community-center policy; members question $50 damage deposit and capacity numbers
Summary
Board and residents debated updates to the community-center facility-use policy, including listed capacities (concentrated 211, mixed 270), a $50 damage deposit that some called too low, and priority/booking procedures for town boards and outside groups.
Select Board members and residents reviewed proposed updates to the town's community-center facility-use policy and asked staff to clarify capacities, fees and booking priorities. The chair noted the draft lists a concentrated-use capacity of 211 and a mixed-use seating capacity of 270; members asked staff to recompute or provide a redlined version showing changes. "It goes community center entire space, concentrated use capacity, 211," the chair read from the draft during discussion.
Residents and committee representatives raised concerns about a required $50 damage deposit. One select-board member said $50 is low given today's costs and that the town should balance accessibility with protection against excessive damage; another member noted private nonprofit groups often post larger deposits. Staff said the fee schedule will be enforced consistent with the town fee schedule and that excessive damage costs could be recovered through other avenues beyond the deposit.
