BRATTLEBORO — So the question remains: Will there be a forum for those in opposition to the Crowell Lot for the proposed skatepark?
According to an article in The Commons [“Meeting gathers skatepark ideas,” Oct. 3], “the School Board, the Selectboard and the Development Review Board have all signed off on the project as it now stands and all would have to be consulted if there were major changes.”
How did this pass through the hands of these committees without public input?
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