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Parks department rolls out playground, signage and AED investments; carriage house stabilization deferred pending funding
Summary
The parks and recreation director told the Committee on Finance and Property that multiple small‑to‑mid scale projects will wrap in the coming weeks — including Holcroft Park, Simon Street and Gilles Park pavilion work — and announced a citywide AED rollout that will install 39 devices in parks.
Bruce Doig, director of parks, recreation and community services, briefed the finance committee on a slate of parks projects and operating choices in the FY26 proposal.
Doig reported several near‑term project completions: Holcroft Park has a new basketball court, new pavilion and new playground surfacing; Simon Street playground equipment is being installed; and Gilles Park is slated to receive a pavilion funded by a Community Preservation Committee (CPC) award and a $200,000 earmark for entry improvements. He said the city has 9 active recreation projects that staff hope to complete in the coming weeks and months.
Doig described a citywide wayfinding and regulatory signage program;…
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