Bowen Field & School Projects

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Bowen Field, off Langley Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459

Bowen Elementary School
280 Cypress Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459

Goals

Irrigate the City's Bowen Field, resolve drainage problems and create new recreational space on the playground of Bowen School.

Funding

$56,805	CPA funds appropriated and spent to irrigate Bowen Field
$194,845	CPA funds spent for Bowen School Playground improvements
$251,650	Total CPA Funds Spent (all recreation)

Contact

John Daghlian, Associate City Engineer
City of Newton Dept. of Public Works
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton Centre, MA 02459
jdaghlian@newtonma.gov
617.796.1000

Commissioner, Newton Parks & Recreation Department
246 Dudley Road
Newton, MA 02459
bderubeis@newtonma.gov
cschein@newtonma.gov
617-796-1500

Original Contact for Bowen School PTO
Dee Mallon
d.mallon@rcn.com
617-332-4973

The Bowen Park Project (Bowen Elementary School)

Goals

Create and preserve recreational space behind Bowen School, including installation of a new drainage system and new planters, play equipment, basketball court, and ampitheatre. A small amount of funding was used to remove invasive vegetation in woodland abutting the playground.

Funding

$205,00	CPA funds appropriated for Bowen School Playground improvements
$10,155	Unspent funds returned
$194,845	Total CP Funds Spent (all recreation)

Note: The Bowen PTO originally committed to raise $50,000 toward this project and actually raised $38,000. Project manager in the Dept. of Public Works reports PTO funds were not ultimately needed for this project and were spent to benefit the school in other ways.

Proposal Review & Appropriations

3 October 2005 - Proposal and
- Attachments, part 1 (plans & photos)
- Attachments, part 2 (timeline, budget, letters of support, master plan)
November 2005 - Public hearing presentation (color photographs)
14 January 2006 - CPC funding recommendation
6 March 2006 - Board order (appropriation)
1892-2013 - Photos & maps of both Bowen project sites (long before, before, after, and long after this project)