Dublin’s newly formed Recreation Committee has decided to work within their given budget this year to provide a number of inexpensive activities to different age groups in town.
This year’s focus will be on getting people outside and doing nature-related activities, according to committee member Bridget McFall. Potential activities include nature walks, lacrosse and soccer clinics, stargazing, bonfires, snowshoeing, and nordic skiing.
The committee, which first met on Feb. 24, has also decided to work within the $2,552 provided in the parks and recreation budget proposed for this year, much of which is already being used for things like field maintenance and electricity.
“The budget isn’t significant, but we won’t ask for more this year,” said McFall. “We are going to work with what we have.”
The committee will focus on doing a number of smaller scale activities that need little to no funding, according to McFall.
The town has been without a recreation committee for more than a year, with the previous members resigning in 2015.
McFall said that in previous conversations with the Select Board, it sounds like the budget for the recreation committee could increase in subsequent years.
A budgetary increase could allow the committee to revive an event like Dublin Days, which had a budget of $6,000 in the 2015 budget.
The committee has also decided to create a survey in order to gauge community interest in a number of recreational ideas.
Nicholas Handy can be reached at 924-7172 ext. 235 or nhandy@ledgertranscript.com. He is also on Twitter @nhandyMLT.