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Estes Park Estes Park

Report to the Selectmen 2021 Estes Park is located on Chicopee Road in the northern end of Buxton and is open to the public from dawn until dusk. The 12-acre parcel was donated to the Town by Ralph Estes in 1975 for recreational use. The gravel driveway leads to an open field which includes a softball diamond, two dugouts and some off-street parking. Bonny Eagle Little League, which includes Bonny Eagle Softball, uses this area for a practice field. Volunteers repaired and painted both dugouts in 2021. The wooded area behind the ballfield can be accessed by foot and is regularly used by people taking a stroll, dog walking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. A rest area adjacent to Chicopee Road is frequented by cell phone users and is a quiet pullout for commuters. Maintenance of the park this year included some clearing of overgrown terrain and underbrush between the field and Chicopee Road. Westbrook Regional Vocational School (WRVC) donated the clearing work as part of their Heavy Equipment Operations program, bringing their newly Report to the Selectmen 2021 Estes Park is located on Chicopee Road in the north ern end of Buxton and is open to the public from dawn until dusk. The 12 -acre parcel was donated to the Town by Ralph Estes in 1975 for recreational use. The gravel driveway leads to a n open field which includes a softball diamond, two dugouts and some off -street parking. Bonny Eagle Little League , which includes Bonny Eagle Softball , uses this area for a practice field. Volunteers repaired and painted both dugouts in 2021. The wooded area behind the ballfield can be accessed by foot and is regularly used by people taking a stroll, dog alking, sno shoeing or cross -country skiing. rest area a jace t t ic ee a is fre e te by cell phone users and is a quiet pullout for t r . t park this year include d some clearing of overg own terrain and underbrush i i oad . r as part of the ir Heavy Equipment Operations program, bringing their newly - bul dozer and students learning the trade to l li r s t i .

purchased bulldozer and students learning the trade to develop their skills in a real-life work setting. The cleared material was removed by Buxton Public Works. Trustees initiated discussions for expanding the use of the park. Ideas include clearing the wooded area behind the ballfield to add a soccer field, a walking path around the perimeter, a playground near the ballfield and a pavilion nearer Chicopee Road. The goal for 2022 is to formalize a plan and get the wooded area cleared. We’d love to hear what residents think! Respectfully submitted, ESTES PARK TRUSTEES Mia B. Dodge cleared material was removed by Buxton Public Works. Trustees initiated discussions for expanding the use of the park. Ideas include clearing the wooded area behind the ballfield to add a soccer field, a walking path around the perimeter , a playground near the ballfield and a pavilion nearer Chicopee Road. The goal for 2022 is to formalize a plan and get the wooded area cleared. We’d love to hear what residents think! Respectfully submitted, ESTES PARK TRUSTEES Mia B. Dodge

Kert A. Jackson Randall J. Porter Kert A. Jackson Randall J. Porter

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