By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Middlebury Parks and Recreation Director Betty Proulx said the department is holding a “Name the Park” contest for the new park on Maple Drive behind the Mary I. Johnson School building. The contest is open to students in grades K through eight who reside in Middlebury, and the prize will be a $50 savings bond. Entries must be received no later than March 1, 2015, and incomplete entries will be disqualified.
The building with the concession stand and rest rooms (shown here) is next to the upper field at the new park at the end of Maple Drive in Middlebury. The lower field has its own parking area. (Marjorie Needham photos)
Proulx said the new park features two multipurpose fields that can be used for soccer, lacrosse and football. It also has a concession stand and rest rooms. Construction was started on the park in 2001, and it was built with both federal grant money and town funds.
Proulx said the lower field will be ready for use this summer, and the upper field will be ready for use next year. She expects to have a sign with the winning name on it in place by spring.
At 2.21 acres, the unnamed park is the town’s smallest park outside of the Middlebury Recreation Area, which is 1.34 acres. Ledgewood Park has 5.22 acres, and Meadowview Park has 8.19 acres.
The new park cannot be named after an individual or a family. Other rules are that contestants must reside in Middlebury, and Middlebury Parks and Recreation Department staff members and their families are not eligible. If more than one contestant submits the same name, the winner will be chosen at random.
Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Proulx said their decision will likely be announced by the end of March.
Entry forms can be downloaded at Middlebury-ct.org or picked up at the Parks and Rec office in Shepardson Community Center. Entry forms can be mailed to Parks and Recreation, 1172 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT 06762 or emailed to bproulx@middlebury-ct.org.
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