The Milford School Committee voted 6-1 Wednesday to set an hourly rate of $25 for Milford's youth sports groups to use the new athletics field. The rate will last for two years.
Milford youth sports associations will pay $25 an hour to use the new athletics field at Milford High School, the School Committee agreed Wednesday, shelving a proposal to charge three times as much. The rate, for Milford organizations only, will continue for two years, giving school and youth association representatives more time to review information and set a rate that will provide some funds for maintenance. The School Committee adopted the fee in a 6-1 vote. Patrick Holland voted against, saying he thought a better solution was a year of no-fees for the field. School Committee members said they sympathized with the youth sports associations that were taken aback by the proposed $75 an hour fee, and wanted to make sure children had …
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The Milford School Committee has scheduled a special meeting Wednesday to discuss and vote on a proposed fee schedule for the new field at Milford High School.
A special session of the Milford School Committee has been called to discuss and approve a new fee schedule for groups to use the athletics field at Milford High School. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the conference room of Superintendent Robert Tremblay, which is located in an annex to Milford High School. The meeting is open to the public but the public will not be allowed to address the committee, said Patrick Holland, a School Committee member who sat on an advisory committee concerning the fees. The decision to hold a special session, ahead of the regularly scheduled April 5 School Committee meeting, is so the fee schedule can be established before seasons begin for several Milford youth sports leagues, including soccer and …
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Kathy
2:52 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
It really is of no consequence as the meeting, whether at 6 or 7, did not have a public comment section as part of its agenda. Good compromise. more ›