Parks & Recreation Commission – Nov 12, 2026

Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Where: Beverly Senior Center, 90 Colon Street, Beverly

From the posted agenda.

What's on the agenda

The Gillis Park pavilion and entrance carries a $200K earmark, and Round 13 work includes ordering equipment and seeking bids for court replacements. Obear Park, Cooney Field, and McPherson Youth Center were all deemed eligible to submit full Round 14 applications.

Agenda items

Public input, five minutes
Assistant director's report: past months' summary and upcoming classes and events
Director's report, including events, budget, fields, and projects
Balch Playground Phase 2, with a Cummings Donation
Holcroft Park splashpad update
Gillis Park pavilion and entrance ($200K earmark)
Round 13 applications for Ahearn Park, Bartlett Gardens, and Gillis Basketball: ordering equipment and bids for court replacements
Round 14 applications for Obear Park, Cooney Field, and McPherson Youth Center: all deemed eligible to submit full applications

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Abbott St. ROW and Independence Park (out-of-cycle CPC)
Ongoing projects, including AEDs, Beverly in Bloom, and Lynch Park Resiliency
Commission member questions and answers
Commission reports from the golf and tennis commission, Community Preservation Committee, and Open Space and Recreation Committee

How to take part

Attend in person at Beverly Senior Center, 90 Colon Street, Beverly.
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Terms used here

CPC: Community Preservation Committee, which reviews requests for Community Preservation Act money and recommends how to spend it.

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CITY of BEVERLY

PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION

55 Ober Street
David S. Lynch Park
Beverly, Massachusetts 01915

Mayor Michael P. Cahill
Chairperson Mark Casey
Recreation Director Bruce Doig

Members: Bill Lowd, Henry Pizzo, Justin Repp, Nancy Marino, Mario Tricomi, Alison Dudley

Meeting Notice

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 (Rescheduled from 11/5/26)
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Beverly Senior Center (90 Colon Street, Beverly)

AGENDA

Call to order – Introductions
Acceptance of Previous Minutes
Public Input (5 minutes)
Assistant Director's Report: a. Past Months' Summary b. Upcoming Classes & Events
Director's Report: a. Recent/Upcoming Events b. Correspondence c. General Budget & Enterprise Fund Updates d. Field Updates e. Project Updates: i. Community Preservation Committee Projects: 1. Round 12 a. Balch Playground – Phase 2 (Cummings Donation) b. Holcroft Park Splashpad - Update c. Gillis Park Pavilion & Gillis Park Entrance ($200K earmark) 2. Round 13 Applications – Ahearn Park, Bartlett Gardens, Gillis Basketball a. Ordering equipment; Bids for court replacements 3. Round 14 Apps – Obear Park, Cooney Field, McPherson Youth Center a. All deemed eligible to submit full applications 4. Other Projects – Abbott St. ROW, Independence Park (Out of Cycle CPC) ii. List of ongoing projects – AEDs, Beverly in Bloom, Lynch Park Resiliency, Pickleball/Tennis Court Signage, Other park improvements/repairs
Commission Members - Q & A
Commission Reports: a. Beverly Golf &Tennis Commission (Bill Lowd) b. Community Preservation Committee (Nancy Marino) c. Open Space & Recreation Committee (Mario Tricomi)

Mark Casey, Chair

Clerk's posting stamp: RECEIVED AND RECORDED, CITY OF BEVERLY, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, 2026 NOV -4 PM 10:46

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 225 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved November 6, 2026.

The city posted this as a scanned image.

This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.

Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Agenda (PDF) (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center

First recorded by Beverly Publick on November 6, 2026.

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