Selectmen hear proposal to accept donated "Papa Squash" property; table decision pending site evaluations
Conservation staff, former club members and residents urged the town to accept a roughly 2.9-acre donation that includes a 60x25-foot pool, pond, small dock and utilities; board asked departments for cost and liability information and tabled final action until the first September meeting after a planned site walk.
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Conservation representatives and former members of the Papa Squash Swim Club outlined a proposal for the town to accept a donation of approximately 2.9 acres on Horton Street adjacent to the Segregansett River. Presenters described existing improvements — including a 60-by-25-foot pool, dock, picnic tables, new water and electric service brought on to the site in recent decades — and said the property could provide passive recreation and public river access if accepted by the town.
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