Where community connects and everyone can playHollis Parks Project

To foster community connections and high quality recreation opportunities for all by creating, enlarging, and improving Hollis public parks.MISSION

THE NEED

THE PROPOSAL

New equipment to include: ~20x20 play structure unitFour new swings to the existing swing setAdd small benches or picnic tables near equipment NICHOLS FIELDProposed play area

NICHOLS FIELD- area for playgroundRough placement of play structureView from track

3-D VIEW OF PLAYSTRUCTURE at Nichols FieldStructure will have Historic Commission approved colors: Sand/Hunter Green

OVERVIEW OF LITTLE NICHOLS

Landscape Design

LITTLE NICHOLS PLAYGROUND ELEMENTS

NEW equipment PROPOSED

Little nichols recreation equipmentThe existing swing set will also have:Two baby swingsTwo ADA swings

ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR RECREATION

Creative GAMES and Activities for all agesPartnering with Hollis Social Library

Working with Colonial Garden Club, Hollis Social Library, and Landscape Architect to create a historically-approved park-like settingPark LANDSCAPING

Hardscaping (Models shown/ not exact replicas)

Tables and BENCHES

Stone Wall or boulders to separate parking lot from park

Hollis Parks Project Timeline

Hollis Parks Project FUTURE Timeline

CURRENT & POTENTIAL PARTNERSHollis Social Library Staff and Board of TrusteesFriends of the Hollis Social LibraryHollis Recreation CommissionLocal School CommunitiesHollis Colonial Garden ClubHollis Historical SocietyLocal Area BusinessesRotary Club of Hollis/Brookline NHOther Community and local sports organizations: PTA, Women’s Club, Soccer league, etc.

Fundraising OpportunitiesFundraising Goal of $50,000

Little Nichols Views

Quote For Playground equip.(does not include landscaping/ tables, benches, etc)Quote needs to be updated to reflect correct number of surfers and replacement sling swings; approximately $1,200

 ARTICLE 17 - Petition Article for Playground EquipmentTo see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $50,000 towards the building of a new playground structure at Nichols Field and improvements and repairs to the Little Nichols Field (behind the Hollis Social Library) and to authorize the selectmen to accept $40,000 from private donations made for this purpose; the balance of $10,000 to be raised by taxation. The expenditure of the $10,000 raised by taxation is contingent upon the $40,000 from donations being raised from other sources.REVISED LANGUAGE Article 17

FUNDRAISING BRICKS/ pATIO

Color wheel - playground equipment