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Town of Lexington
Recreation and Community Programs
Melissa Battite, CP RP Tel: 781-698-4800
Director of Recreation and Community Programs Fax: 781-861-2747
Recreation & Community Programs
June2018 Report
VET DATE
o Saturday,June 23, 2018—Grand Re-Opening Celebration at the Town Pool
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Budget &Capital
* Pool—schedule
* Fund for Lex- $15K 2018
* Minuteman
* Center Recreation Complex
■ FY19 Athletic Lighting Project
0 The neighborhood meeting for the lights project at the Center
Recreation Complex was held on June 6th
• The swing set project at the Center, Munroe, and Franklin is complete.
• The bid opening for the accessible path at Adams Park was held on Thursday, June 7 th
and this project will take place over the summer.
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Programs &Services
• The Bike Smart program took place on Saturday,lune 9th at the Community Center. The
original program was postponed back on May 12th due to rain and despite it being held
on a make-up date,the event was still a success as members of the Bicycle Advisory
Committee (BAC) and Lexington Police Department volunteered to assist the instructors.
• The Battle Green Tennis League and Play Local online tennis court reservation system
are both going very smoothly.
• Summer staff has been finalized and volunteer placements were assigned over the past
month. In total, there are 145 seasonal employees working for and approximately 45
volunteers helping out at Recreation Division programs this summer (Aquatics, Day
Camps, Sports Clinics, and Tennis).
• The Day Camps, Sports Clinics, and Tennis staff orientation was held on Saturday,June
16th. All summer programs will begin on Monday,June 25th
• In addition to the daytime activities,there will be plenty of evening basketball
opportunities for youth this summer. The Monday drop-in skills clinics, under the
direction of LHS basketball coaches Steve Solly and Reggie Hobbs, have started and are
averaging 40-50 participants each week. The boys 5th/6th grade and 71h/8th grade
leagues will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning in July and a 4th-6th
grade 3-on-3 league will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning on June 27th. All
programs will be held at the Center Basketball Courts.
• There are already over 300 children registered to play in the NFL FLAG Football League
this fall (max of 416).
• Most senior and adult fitness classes wrap up this week and will be on break until after
the July 4th holiday.
• The last workshop in our Financial Foundations education series will be held on
Thursday,June 211t. Over 50 people have preregistered for this free offering.
• Bubble soccer had 20 participants, we went live on Facebook and everyone had a fun
time!
• Family Bingo had 15 families in attendance (between 60-70 people)
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• Thomas Romano attended the Lexington Education Foundation Celebration for
Education event on June 15th. He represented the Recreation and Community Programs
Department by bringing yard games, answering questions and handing out giveaways.
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• We currently have 3 sponsors for the End of the Summer Party, (Lexington Lions,
Lexington Police, Russian School of Math)
• Circuit Lab programs kick off next week, June 25-29, with hands-on electronics and a
circuit making 101 course.
• Russian School of math held a math magic event at the Community Center on June 9th,
They had a great turnout of 40+ people.
• A chess championship was held on June 2"d from 10am-2pm. Nine children participated.
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• A second teen interview class was held on May 301h, led by some of our "millennial
staff." Fifteen teens attended, asked thoughtful questions, were highly engaged, and
were rewarded with gift cards!
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Facilities
• The Irving H. Mabee Town Pool Complex and Old Reservoir opened for the season on
Saturday, June 2ndThe regular season will begin on Monday, June 25th, which also marks
the beginning of swim lessons and Swim Team.
• Center#1/#2 light repairs were completed on May 16th-17th. These repairs were
intended to get us through the season until the capital improvement project is
completed this fall.
• The Clarke Tennis Courts came back online as of Friday, June 111. Pickleball equipment
has been ordered and pickleball play will begin on these courts over the summer.
• The Lexington Field and Garden Club has designed and planted perennials in the two
garden beds upon entering the front of the Community Center. They will be adding
some annual color soon.
• The Conservation Stewards currently have their photography showcased at the
Community Center second floor gallery. After the pieces come down this month, we
will become the permanent home for some of the pieces.
Parks&Public Grounds
• The bid opening for the irrigation upgrade project was May 15th and the bids came in
within the budget and the bid opening for the irrigation project came in at $72,960
(budget of$125,000). Work is underway