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Belmont Community Foundation says August ‘Imagine Together’ festival drew large turnout and boosted Barrett Community Center outreach

5779051 · September 9, 2025
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The Belmont Community Foundation reported strong community interest in the Barrett Community Center project after an August 9 festival that drew an estimated several hundred visitors and included site tours, a presentation of conceptual designs and community wellness activities.

Willow Ford, president of the Belmont Community Foundation, told the City Council on Sept. 9 that the Imagine Together Festival at the Barrett Community Center on Aug. 9 drew a large turnout and helped connect residents to the site and the project vision.

The event, which Ford said was organized with the City of Belmont’s Parks and Recreation Department, included vendor booths, wellness checks, a children’s play area, live music, site tours led by Parks and Recreation staff member Bridgette Shearer and an architects’ presentation of conceptual designs by…

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