GA Blog: Georgetown

11.29.10 Second Park May be Coming to Georgetown

According to the Georgetown Record, the Georgetown Parks and Recreation Commission is looking for approval and funding from the town to begin the first phase of a proposed park that would be located on roughly 50 acres of land behind the New Life Community Church. The town currently has only one park, American Legion Park, which has become overcrowded lately as the town expands. Jim DiMento, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, is looking to the Community Preservation Committee to receive funding to begin phase one of the project.

The project, which is now in the design phase, will be constructed in two phases. Phase one will include the access road, parking lots, utilities, a skate park, and possible some walking trails. Once phase one is completed, phase two would add sports fields, bathroom facilities, and storage units. DiMento believes the park could be finished within the next 2-3 years.   The Parks and Rec. Commission is now compiling costs, and initial suggestions to the Community Preservation Committee are due by December 1.

Read the entire Georgetown Record article.

6.24.10 Historic Homes in Georgetown

The Georgetown Record reports that last year the Georgetown Historical Commission hired a consulting firm, Larson Fisher Associates of Woodstock, NY, to survey Georgetown’s oldest area – Elm Street – in an effort to preserve its irreplaceable history.

The GHC used a $10,000 grant from National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior.  The Larson group conducted background research and fieldwork and identified 51 historic homes following their survey.

GHC Chairman Ed Des Jardins is hoping to create 2 historic districts; one along Elm Street and the other at the village center.

Read the entire Georgetown Record article.

2.23.10 Georgetown Housing Authority Tenants Organizing

The Georgetown Record reports that a new organization – the Georgetown Tenants Association at Trestle Way (featured above) – has been organized and will be hoping to seek assistance and certification from the Massachusetts Public Housing Tenants Union and the Department of Housing and Community Development, in order to work with the Georgetown Housing Authority to have better organized, more effective meetings and procedures.

Read the entire Georgetown Record article.

8.15.08 Georgetown Historic House Tour on Sept. 27th

The Eagle Tribune reported that the Georgetown Historical Society is sponsoring a Historical House Tour on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10am to 4pm. Tickets will be available mid-August for $20 at Sedler's Antiques, Theo's Restaurant, Meader's General Store all in Georgetown and Kay's Interiors in Groveland. All proceeds will benefit the continuing restoration of the Brocklebank Museum. For further information, call the Brocklebank Museum at 978-352-8526 or e-mail at info@georgetownhistoricalsociety.com or visit their website at www.georgetownhistoricalsociety.com

Read the entire Eagle Tribune article.

6.25.08 Thursday June 26th Georgetown Conservation Committee Meeting

The Georgetown Record reported that the Georgetown Conservation Committee June meeting will be held on Thursday, June 26th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 1 Library St., 3rd-floor meeting room. On the agenda will be the results of the Parker River Clean Water Association’s recent River Restoration Grant from the MA Riverways Program. This study observed the impact of Georgetown’s water supply withdrawals on annual base flows and seasonal flows in the upper Parker River.

Read the entire Georgetown Record article.

5.5.08 PRCWA receives grant to study Georgetown’s well field

According to the Georgetown Record, the Parker River Clean Water Association received a grant through the Department of Fish and Game’s Riverways Program to study Georgetown’s well field.

Read the entire Georgetown Record article.