Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
173 Main Street
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1100

Park Commission Meeting

Monday, January 26 2026 at 5:00 PM
Other: See Agenda, Specified in Agenda ,


This meeting was posted Thursday, January 22 2026 at 12:48 PM

Agenda

Monday January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

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  1. Call to Order - 5:00 p.m.
    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment

 

  1. Approval of Minutes:  December 8, 2025
  2.  Reports
    1. Vice-Chair: Notice of Resignation: Next Steps
    2. Adm Asst:  Laura Fisher
      1. Permits:   Lacrosse, Baseball, Pick up Softball

 

  1.  OLD BUSINESS
    1. Goal#1:  Cow Pond:   Discussion of info from Public Hearing (Working Group member guests)
    2. Goal #2 Permitting Policies and Procedures:  Discussion of next steps

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS - ***5:15 PM
  2. Election of CPC Rep.
  3. “No Hunting” posting for Hazel Grove
  4. Preparation of Bid Documents by DPW and Parks

 

  1. Next Meetings: Monday February 9, 2026

 

VII.   ACTION ITEMS:

 

PARKS COMMISSION GOALS:  FY26

  1. Create a plan for the Cow Pond Improvement Project that involves the Commission and the public
  2. Create a Permitting Process for use of Parks properties
  3. Complete a Needs Assessment of all park and common areas for 2025-26

 

VIII.   Adjourn by 6:20pm

 

+Public Comments will be allowed for a limited time set by the chair with comments not exceeding 3 min per speaker if possible.   Discussions and actions will not be taken as part of the Public Comment Period   The public may be allowed to participate on agenda topics as allowed by the Chair.

 

* Start times are estimated unless indicated as scheduled at a Set Time **

 

Votes may be taken at any time during the meeting.   The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed.   Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. 

 

Topic start times are estimated

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.