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ANNUAL REPORT Parks & Recreation

This was a big year for the Parks and Recreation Department with the opening of the new playground at the fairgrounds. We had 213 volunteer hours putting up the playground and I am so proud of the way the community came together to make this happen. I would like to thank the following people for helping make the project a success: Joseph Marchyshyn, Kathleen Potter, James Yeaton, Joyce and Jeffrey Hamilton Sr., Donald Libby, Thomas Halstead, Linda Chase, Kimberly and Fred Brusseau, Amy Price and Michael Fralich. Our Public Works Department was also very critical in helping get the project completed. We are now onto the next phase of the project which is the pavilion. We are looking to have the structure up in the beginning part of October and then we will be having a community build to put the roof on. But in all honesty none of this would have been possible without the support of the community and the Selectmen. We are continuously looking to grow and enrich our Parks and Recreation Department, so if you have any ideas and/or suggestions that would help us in doing this, please feel free to contact me via email hprice@newgloucester.com. My office is located in the old fire station behind Town Hall. I would love to talk with anyone who has ideas on how to improve our department. Once again I want to say “THANK YOU” to all of the volunteers and the Recreation Committee for the countless hours of dedication to the Town and the Recreation Department. Without you, none of our programs would be possible.

Respectfully submitted, Harvey R Price Jr. Parks and Recreation Director

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