Murphy Park

At a glance

What: The Town asks for $150,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to develop a scope of work (conceptual design, public engagement, detailed drawings) for renovating Murphy Park.
Where it stands: Hearing July 21, 2026, continued to August 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM. No vote yet.
Who: Director Meyer presented.

Application CPA-26-4 from the Town (Community Services Department) asks for $150,000 to develop a scope of work for renovating Murphy Park, the last town park to be updated (last done in 2001). Director Meyer presented.
Of the total, $33,000 is for an architect's conceptual design and a couple of public meetings; $117,000 is for detailed drawings and starting permitting. The Town plans to apply for construction grants next year and may seek CPA money for the whole renovation.
A splash pad appears in the 2016 master plan. Main stakeholders are Natick Little League and Natick Soccer Club; community outreach has not begun.

Krentzman: no request is before Town Meeting; the Town treats CPA as the preferred source for parks, and without it the project might miss this round of capital funding.
Montemayor: asked about acquiring additional land (the old corner building) since parking is small; the Town will look at it in outreach.
Evers: asked about environmental justice block zones and whether the unpaved area would be paved (potentially).
Chair Ramage: noted the Committee has discussed giving more weight to projects with other funding.
Downey: asked whether design should be a later phase; the Town wants to keep the project moving.

None.

Chair Ramage continued the hearing to August 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM. No vote taken.

Hearing opened on CPA-26-4; questions on funding alternatives, land and stakeholders; no public comment; continued to August 4.

The Recreation and Parks Commission agenda for November 9 lists the Murphy project and CPA funding. No outcome recorded yet.