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Belmont commissioners hear updated community center designs after large neighborhood festival
Summary
Belmont Parks and Recreation Commissioners on Sept. 3 heard an updated design and schedule from Group 4 for a proposed replacement of the Barrett Community Center, following a community festival organizers say attracted hundreds and produced early donations.
Belmont Parks and Recreation Commissioners on Wednesday heard a recap of the Belmont Community Foundation’s Imagine Together Festival and an updated design and timeline from Group 4 for a proposed replacement of the Barrett Community Center.
The festival, organizers said, drew what they estimate was “well over 700” people — possibly approaching 1,000 across the day — and produced several larger donations plus an individual match offer for gifts over $1,000. Group 4 presented revised “test-fit” floor plans and program options that would expand the facility from roughly 16,000 square feet today to an estimated 31,000–45,000 square feet in a rebuilt facility focused on multigenerational programs and resiliency functions.
Why it matters: commissioners and consultants framed the project as both a community amenity and a potential civic resiliency hub. Design and operating choices that affect cost and neighborhood impacts — whether to include a gymnasium,…
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