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July 2018 – June 2019 Town Report SPORTS COMPLEX COMMITTEE

This committee is responsible for the maintenance and development of the Hollis Sports Complex. The committee members are as follows: Coco Hirstel – Chairperson, Tom Sullivan – Vice Chair, Cheryl Joyner, and Debbie Tefft – Recreation Director. We meet the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 at the Community Building. We are looking for new members for this committee. Please call Debbie Tefft at 929-5142 if you are interested in getting involved. The committee is in charge of managing the sports complex budget and maintaining the facilities we have at this site. Our budget covers the costs of irrigation, landscaping, field maintenance (Lucas Tree), mowing, portable toilets, utilities, and repairs to the field and equipment. We are hoping to expand the field space, add to the playground, add to the walking path, and build a skateboard park at this site. We welcome suggestions for additions to the playground. Currently, we are exploring ways to fund this expansion. We added pickleball courts to the existing tennis courts using grant money from the Wilkinson Foundation for all the necessary equipment. We plan on scheduling some clinics for people who would like to learn the game. The equipment is available for use and can be reserved by calling the Recreation Office at 929-5142. We are hoping to make some repairs to the court soon. We completed the newest parking lot off from Lower Tarbox. We planted some bushes as a future barrier between the parking lot and the road. We ask that people refrain from cutting donuts and peeling out of our parking areas, as it is expensive to keep repairing them! We built three pavilions on the concrete pads for the large metal picnic tables. We hope people will enjoy the shade and picnic areas! We are continuously getting complaints about people not cleaning up after their dogs at this site. Our intent has been to keep it open for people to walk dogs in a safe place, but if this continues to be a problem, we may have to restrict that use. Please come prepared and take the time to clean up after your pet!! We

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