City Hall·Brunswick·Agenda

Parks and Recreation Commission

Wed Oct 21, 2026Posted by the town; shown as written, nothing added

1. MINUTES of March 18, 2026, June 30, 2026, August 19, 2026, September 16, 2026 Meetings.
2. Citizen’s input/correspondence

a. “Amy's Community Bocce Courts” - Vanessa and Wayne Bourque

3. Adjustments to the agenda
4. Parks & Recreation Program Report - Sabrina Best, Deputy Director

a. Travel Bball Try-outs
b. Coffin Pond 2026 recap
c. Halloween and Ski and Skate Sale
d. Park Updates - Parks and Facility Manager, Dennis Wilson

5. OLD BUSINESS

a. Midcoast Athletic & Recreation Complex Update - Sally Costello, Economic and Community Development Director
b. Project Updates - Sabrina Best, Deputy Director

i. A2K (Androscoggin to Kennebec Trail)
ii. CBTWG (Casco Bay Trail Workgroup)
iii. Settlemire Property
iv. LWCF Conversion (Longfellow to Coombs Property)
v. Perimeter Trail

c. E-Bike & E-Scooter Discussion with Bikeped Committee

i. Upcoming BikePed meeting: 10/22 at 5:10pm at Town Hall

6. NEW BUSINESS

a. Town Commons Update - Parks and Facility Manager, Dennis Wilson

7. OTHER BUSINESS
8. Date for the next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2026, to be held at the Brunswick Town Hall located on the 2nd Floor in Conference Room 206 beginning at 7:00pm.
9. ADJOURNMENT 1 | Page Town of Brunswick, Maine Parks and Recreation Department Thomas M. Farrell, Director Sabrina Best, Deputy Director 220 Neptune Drive | Brunswick, Maine 04011- 1584 www.BrunswickME.gov | 207.725.6656
Parks & Recreation Commission - Meeting Minutes
1. APPROVAL OF February 18, 2026, MEETING MINUTES; COMMISSIONER BATEMAN MOVED TO APPROVE; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT; VOTE 3-0-2 (Commissioner Soucy and Fochesato abstained)
2. CITIZEN INPUT AND CORRESPONDENCE; None
3. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA; Moved the Cal Ripken Request to the top of the agenda
4. RECREATION PROGRAM REPORT Deputy Director highlighted the report in the agenda packet;
• To find a list of Open Jobs please visit: https://townofbrunswickme.tylerportico.com/tess/citizen/jobs/job-list/
• There has been a slight change in the pay ranges for Coffin pond staff to better align with the job market. Lifeguards were changed to $17-$20 an hour and Waterfront Director to $22- $25. There is a need for a Head Lifeguard which would be in the $20-$22 range.
• Linked the Monthly Newsletter, currently going to 6,131 (increase from 5,400 in November)
• Recap of events; o Done - 44th Mid-Winter Classic Basketball Tournament (17 teams total) o Upcoming - May 2 Dog Show, May 16 is the 31st annual Bike Rodeo & Family Safety Day, June 13 Adaptive 5k, June 18 first Movie in the Park, June 20 Coffin Pond opens, June 27 the 250th Birthday of America celebration, June 29 Summer Camp starts, July 1 first Music on the Mall, July 4th Rotary games on the Mall, July 11-12 Air Show, TBA Parking lot project o Removed: May 9 Independence 5k and May 23-24 Travis Mills 5k
• Brunswick’s 6th grade Girls Travel team won the Wiscasset Tournament. 2 | Page
• Spring/Summer Brochure will be released soon, but the summer flier of important dates is in the agenda.
• Staff attended the Maine Recreation and Parks Association Annual spring conference for continued education opportunities. Gabe Hoffman-Jonhson the founder of Maine Hearts of Pine was the keynote.
• Mid-Winter Tourney was a success this year in which 17 teams total and a great turnout from sponsors, gate, concessions. We are in the middle of our March Madness with the 3-4 and 5- 6 basketball tournaments. Huge shoutout to Dave Coffill and his staff for all their hard work and dedication.
• Summer Camp numbers are looking close to full. There is a waitlist for Kinder Camp which has limited space due to the space available at Kate Furbish. We are still accepting scholarship applications.
• Personal Training is busy this year with already 34 participants totaling 73 hours in only 3 months. Laurie and Greg are doing a great job managing the demand.
• Update on the Toddler Play and Learn programming out of the Childcare space. We have held 12 classes on Tuesdays and now some Saturdays generating $862. There are 49 different children that have attended for a total of 155 visits. The most we have at one time is 22 and that is maximizing the space. Staff is in the process of exploring rentals for birthday parties and other gatherings including use of the playground this spring and summer.
5. OLD BUSINESS a.) MIDCOAST ATHLETIC & RECREATION COMPLEX - MARC Sally Costello, Director of Economic & Community Development spoke to the upcoming Construction of the MARC Phase 1 - Tier 1C. This phase includes the two Basketball courts and Lighting for all current elements (Basketball, Skatepark, and Pickleball courts). There was supposed to be a public comment at the March 16 Town Council meeting which was tabled. This was due to a funding source timeline not aligning with the goal of going to BID now and construction to occur this year. Staff are now recommending the use of up to $150,000 from the Special Revenue fund. Director Farrell provided history around when the special revenue fund was created back in 1980’s when
6. NEW BUSINESS a.) CAL RIPKEN REQUEST Brunswick Cal Ripken Baseball President, Dallas Phillips, presented to the commission the groups request allowing the installation of 2 electronic scoreboards be installed at Lishness A field and the construction of a third diamond. Director Farrell explained that the process for the proposal for improvements will need to be presented and supported by the Commission. If the commission supports the initiative, staff will then need to present the request to the Sewer district due to them being property owners of the Lishness fields. At the same time, any monetary donation to go towards equipment would need to be accepted by the council. Dallas Phillips reviewed the organization’s proposal for the scoreboards for fields A and B and will
7. OTHER BUSINESS (Link to Video)
8. Date for next meeting is April 15, 2026; Meeting will be held at the Brunswick Town Hall, participants are able to zoom into the meeting, starting at 7:00pm.
9. ADJOURNMENT COMMISSIONER BATEMAN MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SOUCY; VOTE 5-0 UNANIMOUS. The meeting was adjourned at 9:03pm. To View the full taping of the meeting please visit the Agenda Center or www.brunswickme.gov 1 | Page Parks and Recreation Dept Thomas M. Farrell, Director Sabrina Best, Deputy Director 220 Neptune Drive, Brunswick, Maine 04011
1. Tabled March 18, 2026 Meeting Minutes APPROVAL OF May 20, 2026, MEETING MINUTES; COMMISSIONER MOORE MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER FOCHESATO; VOTE 4-0.
2. CITIZEN INPUT AND CORRESPONDENCE; Farm and Field Race at Crystal Farms had a successful event reported by Commissioner Moore.
3. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA; None
4. RECREATION PROGRAM REPORT Deputy Director highlighted the report in the agenda packet;
• To find a list of Open Jobs please visit: https://townofbrunswickme.tylerportico.com/tess/citizen/jobs/job-list/
• We are almost all filled for summer jobs! Parks is still looking to summer seasonals, Summer Camp needs Kinder Camp Director, and Coffin Pond would accept lifeguard applications!
• Linked the Monthly Newsletter
• Recap of events; o Events that occurred - Spring running held a Fun Run at the MARC with over 350+ participants. AdaptX 5K, Movies in the Park was rained out and will be moved to Sat. Sept 19, Trek Across Maine, Coffin Pond opened, Summer Camp started, America’s 250th birthday celebration was held on the Mall with around 100 participants. o Upcoming -Music on the Mall starts July 1, July 4th Rotary games on the Mall, July 11-12 Air Show, TBA Parking lot project. 2 | Page
• Director Farrell reported on the Alex Labbe Foundation Mini Golf annual tournament which was held this past weekend with a great turnout! $137,000 has been generated over 11 years just for the Summer Camp scholarship fund resulting in 220 campers being given financial support to attend camp.
• BYSL is open for registration and is looking for sponsorships and volunteer coaches. Reach out to Dave Coffill for more information.
• Childcare space rentals will launch in a few weeks.

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