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Park Improvements-Hard Court Resurfacing (Art. 8 (k)) This FY17 request will fund the rehabilitation of the basketball courts at Rindge Park and Kinneens Park, last resurfaced in 2004. The project includes the full reconstruction of the courts due to extensive cracks and frost heaves and the installation of new backboards and poles. Funding will also be used to purchase and permanently install a bike rack at each site. The project is in progress and work is expected to be completed in the spring/summer of 2017. Granite Forest Pocket Park Construction at Lincoln Park(Art. 8 (1)) $30,000 was approved by the 2016 Annual Town Meeting for construction of a pocket park within Lincoln Park, creating a greenway corridor that will connect the lower park to the upper park. Design plans call for the installation of granite benches and fixtures. This is a public/private partnership between the Town and the Lincoln Park Sub-Committee. The anticipated completion date for the project is summer 2017. Park Improvements-Athletic Fields (Art. 8 (m)) This FY17 request will fund renovations to the Adams Park multipurpose athletic field located behind the Waldorf School. The athletic field is used by Lexington youth organizations on weekends and evenings and by the Waldorf School during the day. Renovations will include laser-grading the athletic field, grading for proper drainage and adding permanent park benches. The project will go out to bid in February 2017 and construction is set to commence in the spring/summer of 2017. Park and Playground Improvements (Art. 8 (n)) This project involves replacing the safety fencing at the Center Recreation Complex and the Muzzey multipurpose athletic field. Frost heaves have caused the fence posts to uproot, resulting in fencing that has fallen over. Improvements include the removal, disposal and installation of new chain link fence at both locations and the replacement of a four-foot fence with an eight-foot fence at the Center Recreation Complex. A contract was awarded in December 2016 and the project is scheduled to commence in the winter/spring of 2017. Grain Mill Alley Design Implementation (Art. 8 (o)) The FY17 appropriation for the Grain Mill Alley project funded the development of an alternative transportation node for the Town-owned space adjacent to the Minuteman Bikeway. The project will include the installation of bike racks, fixed seating, a bike repair station, plantings and a raised pedestrian crossing to improve safety. To-date, FY17 funds remain unspent due to the DPW's recommendation to wait until the Board of Selectmen have decided on the ground surface material for the Center Streetscape Project, in the event the decision conflicts with the approved plan. 30