Residents Discuss What to do with Former Browne School Playground
At the first of several public meetings, residents told town officials what they wanted to see in the new park going in behind the new police station.
A skate park. An amphitheater. A picnic table area. A spray park. A place for street hockey. A basketball court. A children's fitness area. A place for the Watertown Cops and Kids program to happen. These were some of the ideas bounced around at a meeting earlier this month about how best to use the space that was the Browne School Playground, which sits behind the new police station at 552 Main Street. The playground includes 200,000 square-feet of space, said Watertown Director of Recreation Peter Centola. He is looking to find out what neighbors and other town residents would like to see in the new park. "We are looking to see what the community feels would be the most effective use of the space," said Centola. The town has $200,000 to…
