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Board advances bandshell planning for Hamlet Park after research, private grants
Summary
Council member reported vendor research for a prefabricated bandshell and said the town secured roughly $100,000 in private grants; the board agreed to seek engineering input and more public outreach before construction.
Council member Bart Ziegler presented options for a prefabricated bandshell for Hamlet Park, summarizing three vendors (Enwood, Scenic Shelters, Polygon) and the likely range of costs for the kit and installation. Ziegler said the town has secured about $100,000 in private grant money and hopes to secure additional foundation support so the project will not require taxpayer funds.
Board members discussed site placement (the former baseball-diamond corner to avoid projecting sound toward houses), foundation and electrical needs, acoustics and aesthetics, and the likely total cost once foundations and electrical work are included (the Copic example was cited as a comparison that reached roughly $150,000 after add-ons). The board agreed to ask the town engineer to review technical requirements, to include the bandshell plan in the newsletter for community input, and to continue fundraising and grant applications before making a construction commitment.
