Park Commission OKs Lacrosse Permit, Eyes Park Revival

Park Commission · Meeting of May 18, 2026

GROTON — The Groton Park Commission weighed reviving a rejected CalPond and Cutler Field park plan after town meeting voters defeated it this spring. A member said the loss "stung," recalling a vote he put at roughly 200 to 230 against the multi-phase project, which combined parking, conservation and ADA work. Commissioners said a $1 million state grant stays available only if a future proposal keeps the project at $3.2 million or more and reaches a construction contract by December 2027; they took an informal straw poll showing interest in trying again, but pushed a formal decision to their June 8 meeting.

Separately, baseball representatives told the board maintenance costs at Cow Pond jumped from $19,623 in 2025 to $38,700 budgeted this year, including a new $12,400 weed-control contract. The commission also unanimously approved a summer permit for the town's lacrosse program.

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Source: the Park Commission meeting of May 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.