Site work and new construction of a playground / park / athletic field in Brunswick, Maine. Conceptual plans call for the construction of a playground / park / athletic field.

The need to provide a recreation area for residents in East Brunswick has been identified in the last two versions of the Town's Comprehensive Plan. With two large mobile home parks in this area, large numbers of children have no access to recreation facilities within reasonable traveling distance. The entire geographic area East of Cook's Corner has no public athletic facilities or playground areas. The Recreation Commission placed its highest priority prior to base closure on striving to work with the Navy to cooperatively develop a large recreation area on a 66 acre parcel that is controlled by BNAS. The previous Town Manager authorized the Parks and Recreation Director and Recreation Commission to proceed with active discussions involving the Navy to achieve the goal of securing access to the 66 acre site for a community recreation facility. In addition the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan for Brunswick, Maine approved in the fall of 2002 identifies this project as a priority. The Town Council voted on April 11, 2011 to accept this 66 acre parcel as part of its overall public benefit conveyance request. The Town received title to the property in December 2011. During 2014 the Captain William A. Fitzgerald Management Plan Committee met to create a management plan. The plan represents a conceptual master plan for improved access to the site, trails, parking, athletic fields, playground, concession/restroom building and a connection to the future Androscoggin to Kennebec Bike & Pedestrian Path. As importantly, the plan sets forth management goals to protect a majority of the property's high value habitat and natural resources. The master plan serves as a guide in the development of the site, which is envisioned to occur over time in a number of phases, and is reliant to a great degree on various sources of grant funding. As of June 6, 2022, this project is currently in the FY 2023-2027 CIP . Funding for this project is allotted in the city's capital improvement plan for construction Fy 2024. A firm timeline has not been established; however, construction is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2024. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.