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Selectboard accepts final layout for Legion Field improvements, phases work to available grant funding
Summary
After two community sessions, the board accepted a final Legion Field plan focused on moving the bandstand, adding storage and bringing electric service to the site; members agreed to prioritize phase 1 work that fits existing grant dollars and defer larger pavilion ideas.
The Johnson Selectboard voted to accept a final layout for Legion Field improvements on March 19, with members emphasizing that the vote adopted a design but did not commit the town to immediate funding for later phases. The board described phase 1 work as moving the bandstand, installing a bandstand storage shed, creating electric service, and freeing up the playing field — work that matches existing grant funds.
During discussion residents and committee members raised concerns about preserving open green space and ensuring the plan supports ice‑rink storage and community events. One participant noted that phase 1 “is move the van to sand, install electric, free the field” and urged the board not to conflate design approval with a decision to fund every element. After clarifying language that the plan would use existing grant money for the identified first tasks, the motion to accept the layout passed.
