Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

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

Park Commission Meeting

Monday, September 28 2026 at 5:00 PM
Town Hall: First Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street Groton, MA


This meeting was posted Thursday, September 24 2026 at 4:25 PM

Agenda

The following agenda was added or modified on 2026-09-28 10:03:06 by gbannasch@grotonma.gov.

The following agenda was added or modified on 2026-09-25 08:51:58 by fstanley@grotonma.gov.

 

PARKS COMMISSION

Date/Time:  September 28, 2026 at 5 pm

Location:  First Floor Meeting Room,  Groton Town Hall , 173 Main St.

AGENDA (agenda revised 9/25/26 to provide more detail) 

 I         Call to Order  

    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment

 

  1.  Approval of Minutes:  September 14,  2026

 

  1.    Reports   
    1. Chair:  Groton School Volunteer Day  October 13. 
    2. CPA Rep: 
    3. DPW:
    4.  Adm Asst:

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS **
    1. Discussion of possible back-up plans for Cow Pond Article 10  (VOTE)
      1. Road between 2 parking lots
      2. Other:   See CPA Proposals below
    2. Submission of CPA Preliminary Applications  due Oct.1   (VOTE needed for each)
      1. Alternatives to Cow Pond Current CPA Proposal.  
  1. CPA Application: Petropoulos  (tabled to this meeting)
  2. CPA Application: Jennings
      1. Town Field:   CPA Application:  Jennings
      2. Cutler Field:   CPA Application,  Softball
    1. Plans for Town Meeting:  
  1. Discussion and possible VOTE on Generation Operations and Adherence to Votes                                                Policies         (see previous documents:   VOTE by section)

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS: 

 

 

  1. NEXT MEETINGS :       October 3 Town Meeting,  October 12 (change:   Columbus Day),   October 26. 

 

VII.       ADJOURN 

 

FUTURE AGENDAS

  • MOU with DPW
  • Goals for 2026-2027
  • Permitting Goal
  • Budget formation FY27

 

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

 

AGENDA,  PARKS COMMISSION

September 28,   2026, Immediately after the 5:00 p.m

First Floor Meeting Room,  1st Floor

Groton Town Hall

  

 

 I         Call to Order   (2-5 min)

    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment

 

  1.  Approval of Minutes:  September 14, 2026 (2 min)

 

  1.    Reports   
    1. Chair: 
    2. CPA Rep: 
    3. DPW:
    4.   Adm Asst:
      1. Financials
      2. Permits 

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS 

 

  1. .   Discussion and possible VOTE on Generation Operations and Adherence to Votes                 Policies           (see previous documents:   VOTE by section unless amendments proposed for    next meeting VOTE)   (25 min)

 

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS:  (25 min)

 

  1. Preparation for Town Meeting
  2. Discussion and possible VOTE Parking Lot CPA proposal.
  3. Further work on Town Field: Park CPA possible application

 

  1. NEXT MEETINGS :       October 3 Town Meeting

 

VII.       ADJOURN  6:45

 

FUTURE AGENDAS

  1.  Town Meeting Final Prep
  2. MOU with DPW
  3. Goals for 2026-2027
  4. Permitting Goal
  5. Budget formation FY27

 

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

The following agenda was added or modified on 2026-09-25 08:51:58 by fstanley@grotonma.gov.

PARKS COMMISSION

Date/Time:  September 28, 2026 at 5 pm

Location:  First Floor Meeting Room,  Groton Town Hall , 173 Main St.

AGENDA (agenda revised 9/25/26 to provide more detail) 

 I         Call to Order  

    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment

 

  1.  Approval of Minutes:  September 14,  2026

 

  1.    Reports   
    1. Chair:  Groton School Volunteer Day  October 13. 
    2. CPA Rep: 
    3. DPW:
    4.  Adm Asst:

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS **
    1. Discussion of possible back-up plans for Cow Pond Article 10  (VOTE)
      1. Road between 2 parking lots
      2. Other:   See CPA Proposals below
    2. Submission of CPA Preliminary Applications  due Oct.1   (VOTE needed for each)
      1. Alternatives to Cow Pond Current CPA Proposal.  
  1. CPA Application: Petropoulos  (tabled to this meeting)
  2. CPA Application: Jennings
      1. Town Field:   CPA Application:  Jennings
      2. Cutler Field:   CPA Application,  Softball
    1. Plans for Town Meeting:  
  1. Discussion and possible VOTE on Generation Operations and Adherence to Votes                                                Policies         (see previous documents:   VOTE by section)

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS: 

 

 

  1. NEXT MEETINGS :       October 3 Town Meeting,  October 12 (change:   Columbus Day),   October 26. 

 

VII.       ADJOURN 

 

FUTURE AGENDAS

  • MOU with DPW
  • Goals for 2026-2027
  • Permitting Goal
  • Budget formation FY27

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

AGENDA,  PARKS COMMISSION

September 28,   2026, Immediately after the 5:00 p.m

First Floor Meeting Room,  1st Floor

Groton Town Hall

  

 

 I         Call to Order   (2-5 min)

    1. Members present and guests
    2. Public Comment

 

  1.  Approval of Minutes:  September 14, 2026 (2 min)

 

  1.    Reports   
    1. Chair: 
    2. CPA Rep: 
    3. DPW:
    4.   Adm Asst:
      1. Financials
      2. Permits 

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS 

 

  1. .   Discussion and possible VOTE on Generation Operations and Adherence to Votes                 Policies           (see previous documents:   VOTE by section unless amendments proposed for    next meeting VOTE)   (25 min)

 

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS:  (25 min)

 

  1. Preparation for Town Meeting
  2. Discussion and possible VOTE Parking Lot CPA proposal.
  3. Further work on Town Field: Park CPA possible application

 

  1. NEXT MEETINGS :       October 3 Town Meeting

 

VII.       ADJOURN  6:45

 

FUTURE AGENDAS

  1.  Town Meeting Final Prep
  2. MOU with DPW
  3. Goals for 2026-2027
  4. Permitting Goal
  5. Budget formation FY27

 

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.