Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

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

Park Commission Meeting

Monday, April 27 2026 at 5:00 PM
Town Hall: First Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Thursday, April 23 2026 at 3:49 PM

Agenda

The following agenda was added or modified on 2026-04-24 10:59:40 by gbannasch@grotonma.gov.

AGENDA, PARKS COMMISSION

April 27, 2026 5:00pm

First Floor Meeting Room

Groton Town Hall

(Times of agenda items are approximate unless indicated by *)

 I         Call to Order

    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment
  1.  Approval of Minutes: April 13
  2.    Reports (15 minutes)
    1. Chair: 
    2. CPA Rep
    3. DPW:   Brian Callahan:  Bids on Irrigation
    4.  Adm Asst:  Laura Fisher:  Permits  
  1.    OLD BUSINESS (5:20 -6:00)
  2. Planning: Town Meeting: (summary of Commission suggestions at meeting): (30 min)
    1. Megan Bucynski: Draft Presentation
    2. Town Meeting Handout
    3. VOTE: on Article 8B
  3. Goal #2: Next Steps–Permit Process Info Gathering (work products) (10 min)
  4.  NEW BUSINESS (6:00-6:45)
  5. FY2026 Budget Close-out for FY2026 Allocation of Funds (attached) (30 min.)
  6. Information on Mountain Bike Permit Request: LeBlanc (15 min)
  7. NEXT MEETINGS 
  8. (May 2 Town Meeting): May 11 Parks meeting with Baseball: (May 19 Town Election)
  9. May 25 (Memorial Day:   Reschedule Parks–   Reorganization of Park Commission)

VII.   ACTION ITEMS:   

Attend CPC discussion

ADJOURN

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

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

AGENDA, PARKS COMMISSION

April 27, 2026 5:00pm

First Floor Meeting Room

Groton Town Hall

(Times of agenda items are approximate unless indicated by *)

 I         Call to Order

    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment
  1.  Approval of Minutes: April 13
  2.    Reports (15 minutes)
    1. Chair: 
    2. CPA Rep
    3. DPW:   Brian Callahan:  Bids on Irrigation
    4.  Adm Asst:  Laura Fisher:  Permits  
  1.    OLD BUSINESS (5:20 -6:00)
  2. Planning: Town Meeting: (summary of Commission suggestions at meeting): (30 min)
    1. Megan Bucynski: Draft Presentation
    2. Town Meeting Handout
    3. VOTE: on Article 8B
  3. Goal #2: Next Steps–Permit Process Info Gathering (work products) (10 min)
  4.  NEW BUSINESS (6:00-6:45)
  5. FY2026 Budget Close-out for FY2026 Allocation of Funds (attached) (30 min.)
  6. Information on Mountain Bike Permit Request: LeBlanc (15 min)
  7. NEXT MEETINGS 
  8. (May 2 Town Meeting): May 11 Parks meeting with Baseball: (May 19 Town Election)
  9. May 25 (Memorial Day:   Reschedule Parks–   Reorganization of Park Commission)

VII.   ACTION ITEMS:    ADJOURN

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

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.