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Estes Park

Report to the Selectmen 2023 Estes Park is located on Chicopee Road in the northern end of Buxton and is open to the public from dawn until dusk. The 12-acre parcel was donated to the Town by Ralph Estes in 1975 for recreational use. The gravel driveway leads to an open field which includes a softball diamond, two dugouts and some off-street parking. Bonny Eagle Little League, which includes Bonny Eagle Softball, maintains and uses this area for a practice field. The wooded area behind the ballfield can be accessed by foot and is regularly used by people taking a stroll, dog walking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. A rest area adjacent to Chicopee Road is frequented by cell phone users and is a quiet pullout for commuters. Maintenance of the park this year included necessary clearing of overgrowth between the field and Chicopee Road. The cleared material was removed by Buxton Public Works who also mowed the park, provided trash barrels and disposed of trash. The boundaries are now clearly marked with fluorescent tape. Trustees continued discussions for to the Selectmen 2021 ark is located on Chicopee Road in the northern end of Buxton and is open to the public awn until dusk. The 12 -acre parcel was donated to the Town by Ralph Estes in 1975 for onal use. avel driveway leads to a n open field which includes a softball diamond, two dugouts and ff -street parking. Bonny Eagle Little League , which includes Bonny Eagle Softball , u ses a for a practice field. Volunteers repaired and painted both dugouts in 2021. ooded area behind the ballfield can be accessed by foot and is regularly used by people a stroll, dog walking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. area adjacent to Chicopee Road is frequented by cell phone users and is a quiet pullout for uters . nance of the park this year include d some clearing of overgrown terrain and underbrush n the field and Chicopee Road. Westbrook Regional Vocational School (WRVC) donated aring work as part of the ir Heavy Equipment Operations program, bringing their newly

expanding the use of the park and are pursuing an architectural landscaping design for that purpose. Through the planning process we would love to hear what residents think. sed bulldozer and students learning the trade to p their skills in a real-life work setting. The material was removed by Buxton Public Works. s initiated discussions for expanding the use of the deas include clearing the wooded area behind the d to add a soccer field , a walking path around the ter , a playground near the ballfield and a pavilion Chicopee Road. The goal for 2022 is to formalize and get the wooded area cleared. We’d love to hat residents think! tfully submitted, PARK TRUSTEES Dodge Jackson l J. Porter Respectfully submitted, ESTES PARK TRUSTEES Mia B. Dodge Randall J. Porter

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