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Parks and Rec reports playground near completion, tennis courts opening and new field‑line robot
Summary
Commission staff reported near‑completion of the Tom Nevers playground, a soft opening for newly resurfaced tennis courts, deployment of accessibility swings, delivery of a parks vehicle, and purchase of a robotic line‑painting machine to speed field and lot maintenance.
At its May 15 meeting the Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed several capital projects and new equipment acquisitions intended to improve summer programming and field maintenance.
Charlie, a parks staff member, asked commissioners to schedule small, two‑person site visits to review park locations and possible future programming without creating a quorum. He reported the Tom Nevers playground installation is about 95% complete but remains closed while the manufacturer repairs a defective internal weld; staff said they hope to open the structure by the end of the month. A shade structure was installed over the play area to increase midday usability.
Charlie also said the town had pre‑appropriated $75,000 at town meeting for tennis‑court crack repair and that funds have been reappropriated to the skate park project. The newly resurfaced town tennis courts are slated for a soft opening next weekend; staff advised residents can reserve courts and book coaching through nantuckettennis.com, and coaches must provide certificates and insurance.
Parks staff said ‘‘swings for all’’ accessibility swings are arriving and will be deployed at Winter Park, the Beach and Children's Beach. The first Parks and Rec vehicle has been delivered and registered after about three weeks; staff said having an on‑site vehicle will help with site visits and repairs.
Commissioners and staff discussed a recent Select Board approval for a robotic line‑painting machine to reline sports fields and repaint parking lots. Charlie said the robot will reduce crew time dramatically (he cited field layout times dropping from multiple hours to roughly 20–30 minutes for a full field), improve accuracy and lower the labor burden on youth coaches and volunteers. The high school will receive a similar unit.
Staff reminded commissioners that the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) capital funding cycle is approaching (staff indicated applications are typically due in September) and asked members to email ideas for capital requests. Commissioners thanked staff for the updates and agreed to follow up on scheduling site visits and required procurement paperwork.
