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Committee member proposes volunteer-led roof and cleanup projects at Wells Park
Summary
A town board member proposed replacing a small park roof and staging volunteer cleanup projects at Wells Park, including removing scrap metal for recycling to help fund future work and upgrading the community building's electrical panel.
A town committee member told the board they plan to replace a modest roof at Wells Park as a "self-help" project using volunteers and to price out materials to estimate cost.
"We think we can do it as a what we call a self-help project with volunteers," the committee member said, adding that volunteers are lined up and that the project could save money if done safely. The member also described a scheduled volunteer effort to clear scrap metal and unused items from the wastewater treatment plant garage and the Wells Park building, with plans to recycle metal and deposit proceeds into the Wells Park Fund.
The speaker said the Wells Park building will need electrical upgrades and rewiring before it can function as a community space, and that the first steps are cleanup and cost estimates to determine what volunteer work and paid trades will be required. The board discussed haul-out logistics (pickup trucks, trailers, timing with monthly bulk pickup) and the possibility of a special project date separate from the spring cleanup.
The proposal is in early planning: the member said they will prepare materials estimates and a schedule to share with the volunteer group and the board.
