Town of Brunswick
Open Space and Recreation Task Force

APPENDIX B-3: NINE LECTURES ON PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE

The Task Force organized a nine-part series of community discussions in cooperation with Bowdoin College and the Curtis Memorial Library. Seven lectures were held at the Moulton Union on the Bowdoin campus. The two others were held at the Curtis Memorial Library.

Speakers were invited to discuss their experiences on a particular open space topic and held Q&A with the public. Up to 25 audience members participated at each discussion.

Task force members produced notes of each presentation. Community Cable TV recorded the presentations and broadcasted them several times. Advertising support for the series was provided by the Times Record.

• Flyer (PDF 151KB)
• Scenic Vistas (PDF 133KB)
  March 30, 2000
  Holly Dominie, Landscape Architect
  Maureen O'Meara, Town Planner, Cape Elizabeth
  (Notes by Barbara Desmarais)
• Future Trends in Park Planning (PDF 93KB)
  May 4, 2000
  Kathy Spangler, Director of National Programs, National Recreation & Parks Association
  (Notes by Barbara Desmarais)
• Front and Center (PDF 86KB), Indoor Recreation Facilities in the Next Decade
  May 9, 2000
  Ken Ballard, Ballard*King and Associates
  (Notes by Barbara Desmarais)
• "Playgrounds as Places for Creative Learning" (PDF 55KB)
  May 10, 2000
  Thomas Civiello, CPSI, CLP, former Superintendent of Recreation, City of Bangor, Maine; Sales Rep. For M.E. O'Brien and Sons, Inc.
• Preserving Farms and Farmland (PDF 83KB): Continuing a Way of Life
  May 16, 2000
  Frank Miles, Jr., Maine Farmland Trust
  Adrian Wadsworth, owner, River Rise Farm, North Turner
  (Notes by Barbara Desmarais)
• Community Connections (PDF 91KB): Trails, Greenways, and Other Linkages
  May 18, 2000
  Burnham Martin, National Park Service
  John Balicki, Maine Department of Transportation
  (Notes by Barbara Swisher)
• Brunswick Trail Planning102 (PDF KB)
  May 18, 2000
  Burnham Martin, Maine Project Director, National Park Service, Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
• Growing Greener Communities
  June 6, 2000
  tish carr, Community Forestry Coordinator, Maine Forest Service