A lawsuit by the parents of an eight-year-old black child who was tied up by two white boys at the Chilmark Community Center’s summer camp in July was settled for $45,000 Tuesday, one day after it was filed.
At a special meeting Wednesday Chilmark selectmen reacted to a report detailing an incident that occurred at the town Community Center summer camp, with critical comments and questions.
The president of the Chilmark town affairs council is publicly apologizing for an incident at the Chilmark Community Center summer camp involving three children last week.
Equipped with all necessities for carrying on the summer program, but still lacking in details which the sponsors hope to obtain, the new Chilmark Community Center Inc. opened on Sunday, receiving some three hundred persons, who inspected the building, listened to a half-dozen speakers, partook of refreshments and proclaimed their satisfaction and pleasure.
The kitchen is fully equipped with electrical appliances, for cooking, heating water and performing everything pertaining to this important department.
Rental rates could go up for events and weddings held at the Chilmark Community Center if selectmen choose to move forward with a new fee structure at their meeting next Tuesday.
