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Parks and Recreation outlines Nobadeer field rebuild, Tom Nevers debris removal and other capital work
Summary
Parks staff said Nobadeer will gain a new grass field, lighting and scoreboards with plans to bid soon; Tom Nevers debris removal is underway with UXO screening and a 60‑day beach window, and the CPC is expected to fund the Delta Field project.
Parks and Recreation staff reported progress on multiple capital projects, including Nobadeer field improvements, Tom Nevers debris removal and plans to reconstruct a multi‑use hockey rink.
Charlie said a full set of Nobadeer plans should be 100% complete soon with a bid package to follow in the coming weeks; the project includes a new grass field, adjusted roadway and additional parking, sports lighting to extend hours and two scoreboards. He said the town is likely to sod fields to accelerate availability and that the plan avoids a lengthy two‑year seed‑to‑play timeline.
Work at Tom Nevers has begun and crews are removing concrete structures from the shoreline; a UXO (unexploded ordnance) team is screening the site and Charlie said contractors expect a roughly 60‑day window of beach work. He said the town will later pursue an upland phase to remove buried debris identified by ground‑penetrating radar. “We broke ground on that a couple weeks ago... we plan to be on and off the beach by February,” Charlie said.
The commission discussed reconstructing the hockey‑rink area into a flexible, multi‑use surface for pickleball, tennis, basketball and roller hockey with portable equipment to allow first‑come, first‑serve use. Charlie framed the site as underutilized and said the town will pair improvements with a new bike path that will lead to the park.
On funding, Charlie said he expects the Community Preservation Committee to fully fund the Delta Field project to replace fencing and backstops for little league play and to provide new equipment. He also said communications staff will post project updates and photos to a town project website to keep residents informed. No capital appropriations or final contracts were approved during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Oct. 16): approved by roll call.
