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Engineering work moves forward for Bridgewater multifunctional fields; tennis courts, lighting and phasing debated
Summary
Silver Engineering completed a survey for the town's multifunctional fields; CPC members discussed whether to refurbish three or four tennis courts, the addition of pickleball lines, conduit for future lighting and a phased funding approach with an initial $25,000 engineering phase and a placeholder $475,000 concept for full build-out.
Bridgewater’s CPC heard a detailed update on phase 1 engineering for the town’s multifunctional fields and discussed trade-offs among field size, tennis-court repairs, lighting infrastructure and phasing.
Pat, the liaison for the project, reported Silver Engineering was awarded the engineering contract and completed the survey. He said the engineer is preparing site plans, grading and drainage work and will lay out fields that can accommodate a multipurpose soccer/football/lacrosse layout rather than a single-sport lacrosse-only footprint: “Silver Engineering was awarded the contract for that for the the engineering. I think we got a bill for the 1st piece of it. The survey was completed,” he said.
Members debated whether to refurbish three or four town tennis courts (noting town ownership shifted and courts are at end of life), whether to add pickleball striping, and the importance of installing conduit for future lighting to avoid tearing up newly finished fields later. The committee emphasized a phased approach: $25,000 for phase 1 engineering, with a conceptual placeholder of $475,000 for full build-out; final appropriation will depend on engineering estimates and subsequent bids. Recreation staff and stakeholders will refine priorities once the engineering deliverable is received.
The committee directed staff to circulate engineering deliverables to the recreation commission and recommended that any larger appropriation be brought to the town council once procurement-ready plans and cost estimates are available.
