Government

Parks and Rec Committee August update

| Cathy Gregory |

At the New Gloucester Parks and Recreation Committee meeting on Tuesday, August 10th, Parks and Recreation Director Sarah Rodriguez let the committee know that fall program registration is underway on the combined Gray/New Gloucester Recreation website: https://grayme.myrec.com/info/default.aspx

Rodriguez updated the group on the Royal River Conservation Trust/Gray New Gloucester Little League initiative for new or improved fields, saying it is still in “pause” mode. In response to community concerns, the group is looking more toward the Bennett Road site rather than the Intervale field.

Rehabilitation on the Rowe Station field continues. The committee discussed renaming the field in honor of the LeDuc family who cared for the field for years.

Rodriguez reported attending a meeting of the select board to give the board information on the Kids Club and its funding. She will continue to work with the town manager and update the select board.

The committee discussed plans for staffing parking at the upcoming Community Fair and how Parks and Recreation might be involved in Halloween activities.

Minutes for the meeting are on the Town website at this link.

Monthly meetings will be held at the Town Library. The next meeting is September 14th at 5:30 PM.

Parks and Rec kids return to base camp after a field trip | Photo: Joanne Cole