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Park board backs Father Kelly Park concept and will send recommendation to CPC
Summary
The Fall River Park Board voted Nov. 24 to provide a letter of recommendation to the Capital Planning Committee for a proposed Father Kelly Park improvement that includes a small parking facility, lighting and seating; city staff estimated a roughly $500,000 project and said final scope depends on CPC funding and design work.
Dan Aguilar, director of engineering and planning for the City of Fall River, asked the Park Board on Nov. 24 to put the board’s support behind a conceptual improvement at Father Kelly Park that would add a small off‑street parking facility, lighting, seating and landscaping. The board voted to submit a letter of recommendation to the Capital Planning Committee (CPC), conditional on final design and funding.
Aguilar told the board the request is tied to the city’s Open Space and Recreation Plan, a 10‑year plan developed with two years of public outreach and online surveys. He said the sketch before the board is a concept intended to make the project eligible for CPC funding and to avoid…
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