Somerville discuss Welch Park sublease

THE CRATER RALLY FAMILY presents Eric Holton with a $5,000 check for the Boys & Girls Club of Somerville at the Tuesday, June 9, city council meeting. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
THE CRATER RALLY FAMILY presents Eric Holton with a $5,000 check for the Boys & Girls Club of Somerville at the Tuesday, June 9, city council meeting. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo

The Somerville City Council deadlocked on a 2-2 vote on Tuesday, June 9, on a request by Welch Park Enterprises to renew its sublease with the city for a 50-year term.

Council members Delfino Orozco and Cecily Young voted no, and Jeff Schoppe and Laura Hoover voted yes.

Mayor Tommy Thompson and Alderman Kyle-Hill abstained from the discussion and vote due to familial connections to Welch Park Enterp…