By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer The Southington Town Council voted unanimously last week in approval of renaming and reshaping the Turf Advisory Committee. The new committee, now called the Facility Advisory Committee, will consist of five members: a town councilor, a member of the Board of Education, Athletic Director Eric Swallow, and Director of Recreation Dave Lepreay. Mike DeFeo of the Parks Board, will continue serving on the committee as chairman. Town Councilor Dawn Miceli, who also served on the Turf advisory Committee, was reappointed to the new committee. Town Council Chairman Mike Riccio said members of the committee will look at all aspects of maintenance of the entire athletic facility at the high school as well as the gymnasium of Derynoski School. They will also be in charge of scheduling, which games are charged for, and how the entire facility is scheduled, as well as the fund replenishment, which would include advertising. The new committee will also be in charge of collecting funds from all athletic leagues that use the field and any other facilities, and will take into consideration public restrooms and the concession stand, Riccio reported. “These are two facilities that get tremendous amount of use from [...]
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