Littleton park panel drops swim dock, adds accessibility upgrades

Park & Rec Commission · Meeting of August 11, 2026

Littleton park commissioners drop a planned swim dock at Long Lake Beach to fund accessibility upgrades. Interim Recreation Director Jen Davis told the Park and Recreation Commission an updated dock quote came in around $54,000, and removing a liability-prone swim platform could save $10,000 to $30,000 for ADA ramps and railings, warning "I'm worried that if we put that out there, that we would have to have two additional lifeguards." Commissioners favored rescinding and resubmitting the project's Community Preservation Committee funding rather than amending it. Separately, the board weighed a Fay Park accessibility complaint complicated by the recent removal of its unsafe gazebo; Commissioner Sal Marini called for a full feasibility study, saying it "would be very helpful." The board also learned the town's new ADA transition plan identifies $472,000 in outdoor park accessibility work, with up to $215,000 in possible state matching funds, and it unanimously appointed Sal Marini, one recreation staff leader and HR Director Michelle Viberg to a program coordinator hiring panel.

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Source: the Park & Rec Commission meeting of August 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.