WESTBOROUGH – The Westborough Recreation Department is officially at the Westborough Community Center.
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the former Boston Sports Clubs on the second floor opened to the public. Although the BSC logo remains on some of the walls, the equipment and programs are all Westborough Recreation.
The basketball court and exercise room are good to go, but the pool will be closed for the time being.
The department will soon announce a schedule of programs that will be offered at the center.
For the latest, visit https://westboroma.myrec.com/info/default.aspx, or go to its Facebook page.
Dog park
During a meeting with the Select Board on Tuesday Sept. 10, Recreation Department Director Jennifer Kirkland said that bids to construct a dog park at Lake Chauncy will go out again.
The reason? Only one bid was received, and it came in at $480,000 – well over the amount allocated for the project of $357,000 ($107,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act, $250,000 from the Stanton Foundation).
Kirkland said that the request for proposals will be pared – the shade structure will be removed along with additional trees around the site; agility structures; and using a different type of peastone.
She added that these features would be added as funding becomes available after the dog park opens.
With that in mind, she requested the Select Board to approve the establishment of a gift account. The board approved the request.
Kirkland said the bids went out on Sept. 16 and are due Oct. 7. She hopes for more bidders this time around since it’s toward the end of construction season.
If a suitable bid is approved, construction could start around Nov. 1, with an eye toward completion next spring.
Cart path repair project
One of the articles on the Fall Special Town Meeting warrant is a request for $25,000 to repair the cart paths at the Westborough Golf Club.
During the Select Board meeting, Matt Griffith, the club’s Professional Golfers Association pro, showed the condition of some of the paths. He said several of the paths get washed out because of poor drainage.
“It looks horrible,” he said.
Griffith said the paths “are the number one complaint about the golf course.”
He said the funds would be used to pave three paths; improve the drainage and grading; and add loam and seed.
“The request will cover everything,” said Griffith.
