Mission:
To
serve the town of Springfield by providing engaging recreation
activities that allow for good clean wholesome fun for all ages, to
provide family activities to foster fun with each other and to bring
back old traditions that provide economical enjoyment for the entire
family.
Board Members
Assigned Selectmen: John Chiarella
Tom Burke Memorial Skateboard Park
Eli Burke conceived of idea for skateboard park envisioned and sold it to the
town, following the loss of his dad Tom Burke. Tom was a very active in outdoor
sports and deeply involved with town kids and recreational activities.
Many thanks for making this skateboard park a reality go out to:
-Gertrude A Heath, Maryanne Petrin and Lynnann Poston for organizing the many
fundraisers and finalizing the skateboard park design.
-The many contributors at the fundraisers
-The town meeting for voting in Phase I funding of $10,000
-Richard Rollinson for a $5,000 contribution in memory of his wife Carol
-Fighter pilot
Polly Stedman zeroed in on Frank and his
crew at Zero Gravity - Whaleback for their involvement in setting things up and building the park
elements
-Selectman John Chiarella for pitching the closer that got the park finalized 24
hours before Eli Burke graduated high school. It took several years but Eli can
enjoy seeing kids learning to use the facility before he is off to college.
Photos taken by
Sonya & John Chiarella June, 2007
Our Projects:
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Meeting Minutes:
2010:
2006: September 7, 2006
October 12, 2006
Contact Us:
We need
ideas, feedback and a helping hand. We can be reached at
springfieldrec@gmail.com
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