City, school district collaborate on recreation
May 13, 2010
The City of Belen and Belen Consolidated Schools have begun collaborating with one another in a renewed relationship that could better both city and educational services.
The new partnership was formed after each government reached out to the other to begin finding areas where the city and district can work together.
So far, the city and district have joined forces on summer recreation, helping to keep local summer programs funded and available to youth.
The first collaboration involves the district’s swimming pool.
The city is expected to provide in-kind services to the district to keep the Belen High School swimming pool open this summer, pumping approximately 350,000 gallons of water into the pool free of charge.
Earlier this month, Dolores Quintana, a school board member, and Frank Ortega, the head of district maintenance, asked the city council for the water. At Monday’s council meeting, the city council will consider the in-kind contribution.
Both the city and district agree that this is the first of many collaborations.