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nance of the park this year included some clearing of overgrown terrain and underbrush n the field and Chicopee Road. Westbrook Regional Vocational School (WRVC) donated aring work as part of their Heavy Equipment Operations program, bringing their newly

Report to the Selectmen 2024 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. 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. es 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, S PARK TRUSTEES Dodge

Estes Park

. Jackson l J. Porter

To make the ballfield more user-friendly this year, we contracted for monthly mosquito spraying throughout the summer. Trustees’ primary focus for the year was to complete a park plan. An engineering firm was engaged to draw up the plans, suitable for implementation as funds allow. The firm’s first step is to review the deed. The deed in the Town’s park folder did not describe the property. A quick search by the firm found no suitable deed, so they paused and sent the issue back to the Trustees for resolution. The Trustees completed a lengthy online search through Registry documents, eventually finding a probable match, though many years prior to the Estes donation. The tax collector then completed a search of Town Meeting minutes, looking for mention of the land donation; nothing was found. The potential deed was given to the Town’s attorney for confirmation. She eventually decided professionals should be involved. Subsequent investigation by the Trustees and Selectmen’s’ staff resolved the issue. The park is made up of two separate parcels. The front section, off Chicopee Road, is the residual of a larger section obtained by the Town in 1959 from the Farrar family, lots 49 - 49C on the tax maps. The back portion of the park, abutting the Estes subdivision, is described by the deed that was in the folder, transferred from Ralph Estes in 1979. These findings will be added to the Town’s park folder. The Trustees will be resuming the park plan creation with the engineering firm. Respectfully submitted, ESTES PARK TRUSTEES Mia B. Dodge Randall J. Porter

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