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Hooksett Kiwanis to fund 20-by-40 pavilion at Petersburg Park; board approves moving project to council
Summary
A Hooksett Kiwanis representative presented plans and a timeline for a 20-by-40-foot pavilion at Petersburg Park, saying the service club will fund materials and work with the town and Home Depot discounts; the Parks & Recreation advisory group voted to let the organization take the proposal to the town council.
A representative of the Hooksett Kiwanis presented plans to donate funds and coordinate construction of a 20-by-40-foot pavilion at Petersburg Park and asked the Parks & Recreation advisory group to allow the proposal to go forward to the town council.
The Kiwanis representative said the club will fund materials, work with the town on labor, and has negotiated a materials discount through Home Depot because Kiwanis is a 501(c)(3). “We’re gonna fund it,” the representative said, noting scouts would build picnic tables and volunteers would provide labor alongside town crews. The presenter provided a two‑phase timetable: concrete pillars to be installed in October 2025 and completion targeted for May 15, 2026.
Board members asked about siting and underground utilities; the Kiwanis representative said the chosen location will be placed closer to the concession stand but must avoid conduits and known electrical conduit runs. “We can’t go too much closer because of the conduits and so forth that are underground,” the presenter said.
After discussion, a member moved to allow Kiwanis to move forward with the pavilion project and to present the plan to the town council. A second was called, and the advisory group voted in favor; a participant who stated they were not a board member did not vote.
The Kiwanis representative said the club hopes to meet with the council next month to finalize details, including Home Depot discounts and the division of labor between volunteers and town staff. Scouts from Troop 292 and a named contact, Jeff Scott, were mentioned as already coordinated for picnic‑table construction.
The advisory group’s approval is a procedural step that permits Kiwanis to seek council sign‑off; the council and any required town permits or site reviews were not part of the advisory group’s vote.
For now, the project’s key dates remain the October 2025 pillar installation and a projected completion date of May 15, 2026, with final budgets and supply discounts to be confirmed by the Kiwanis group and Town Council.
