HOULTON, Maine — Town councilors on Monday evening accepted a $5,915 bid from Maine Recreation and Design of Brunswick for a shade canopy for the Just For Kids Building in Community Park.
The canopy will allow visitors to the Just For Kids playground to have a place to escape the sun’s glare without having to go inside, especially during the summer.
Marie Carmichael, recreation director for the town, said that the canopy structure will be built near the playground on the side of the log cabin structure that is already there.
She said during the meeting that she chose the bid that she did because it was for a slightly more durable model than the others she received. The canopy on the structure will need to be removed each summer to be stored for the winter.
A portion of a $144,00 federal grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund that the town received in 2017 will be used to pay for the new canopy.
The grant is being matched with $62,000 raised by the Riverfront Committee. The funds also are being used to build restrooms in Riverfront Park and pave the remainder of the parking lot area.
Some of the money also was used to resurface the tennis courts in Community Park.
In other business, councilors Monday reappointed Brian Barton and Melissa Goodwin to the recreation advisory board for three-year terms. They also appointed Gregory Koester and Owen Gallop to the board for two year terms.
They also made plans to submit an application to Maine Municipal Association Risk Management Services for a safety enhancement grant to buy a trailer to be used by the fire and cemetery departments.
