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Peeling paint on the bandstand will soon be a thing of the past. Linda Lemmon photo.
Rotary
Park
revamps
coming —
slowly
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Changes are coming for Rotary Park, especially the bandstand, but it’s taking some time.
The town had hoped the replacement of the ailing shingle roof on the bandstand would have begun at the beginning of the summer. However, according to Parks and Recreation Department Director Willie Bousquet, the contractor, Commercial Roofing, is still waiting some materials. The metal roof will cost $65,000 and won’t have to be replaced for “a long, long time,” Bousquet said.
The current roof is about 20 years old and is definitely showing its age.
Once that’s done, repainting the bandstand is on tap, perhaps by sometime in August. It will be the same colors.
In addition, some fencing and screening will be going up around the most visible sides of the PortaJohns. The Putnam Rotary Club is paying for half the cost of the project. A black chain link fence will go around three sides and then a vinyl screen will be attached to that. A sign touting all the events for the park will be attached to the screen that faces Kennedy Drive.
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