Board of Park Commissioners

JON RICCIUTTI CITY OF FITCHBURG Chairman JAMES MCGRATH Board of Vice-Chairman MARY GIANNETTI Park Commissioners DAVE MADIGAN MARY WHITNEY 1000 John Fitch Highway NATHAN LAROSE Recreation Director Parks & Recreation Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420 BETH ROBBINS P: (978) 829 1815 Adm. Assistant F: (978) 345 9687 Correspondence: 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 108, Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420 Board of Park Commissioners Meeting June 5, 2018 5:30 PM Memorial Middle School Library 615 Rollstone Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 Pledge of Allegiance Approval of the Minutes: May 1, 2018 Department Reports:  Friends of Coggshall Park Report  Community Development Report  Parks Maintenance Report  Riverfront Parks and Trails Fund Report  Recreation Director's Report Old Business:  Discussion on amending the Park Rules (tabled)  Discussion on purchasing additional chairs and tables for Coggshall Park. (tabled)  Discussion on Temporary Signs and their permitting on park land (tabled)  Recreational Trails Committee trail guide review New Business  City Council Petition 044-18 – (Councilors Squalia and Zarrella, and David Thibault- Munoz, to postpone the listing of 116-118 Day Street property to the side yard sales program in order to explore the possibility of creating a Pocket Park to honor abolitionist Benjamin Snow), referred to Board of Park Commissioners for comment.  Updates on McTaggart’s Pond Dam  Proposed Fitchburg Dog Park Rules review and approval  Revised Park Use Form  Robert J. Crowley Swimming Complex Updates Community Issues: Open Forum