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SPORTS COMPLEX COMMITTEE July 2020 - June 2021 TOWN REPORT

This committee is responsible for the maintenance and development of the Hollis Sports Complex at 14 Lower Tarbox Road. The Committee members are as follows: Coco Hirstel, Chairperson; Tom Sullivan, Vice Chair; Cheryl Joyner; Debbie Tefft , Recreation Director; Mary Hoffman, Selectboard Liaison We meet the second Thursday of each month at 7p at the Community Building. We are looking for new members for this committee. Please HELP- call Debbie Tefft at 929-5142 if you are interested in getting involved! The committee oversees 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), moving, portable toilets, utilities, and repairs to the field and equipment. We are hoping to expand the field space to accommodate other sports such as lacrosse and flag football. We would also like to build a skateboard park at this site and need more volunteers to help us with fundraising for this project. Other improvements we hope to make happen in the future include adding to the playground and extending the walking path. We added Pickleball courts to the existing Tennis courts using Grant money from the Wilkinson Foundation for all the necessary equipment. We started a group so people can contact others in town who want to play. The equipment is stored in a cabinet at the courts and is accessible by calling the Recreation Department (M-F, 8-6) at 929-5142 to get the combination. The court has been repainted and is ready for use. There are three small pavilions now at this site with picnic tables available for public use. We hope that people will enjoy these spaces! A girl Scout Troop planted annuals and decorated the flower bed with painted rocks. A Boy Scout Troop helped weed some of the flower beds. We greatly appreciate their help in maintaining the beauty of this site! As usual, we ask that people refrain from driving on our field, cutting donuts in our parking lots or participating in any other destructive activities. Please take care of your trash in the appropriate containers. Please make sure to clean up after your pets. There are bags at the doggie station if you forgot yours. We want to keep this site clean and well maintained for the enjoyment of all.

It is good to see lots of activity at this site!

Respectfully submitted, Coco Hirstel, Chairperson

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