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Snow-ley Field?

Is someone currently responsible for keeping the Foley Field track clear after a snowfall? Doesn't look that way.

I've always considered Foley to be a facility for everyone, and the Town and School District have certainly backed this up wonderfully by keeping the facility unlocked and open to everyone at any time.

So... if there isn't currently anyone responsible for keeping the track clear after a snowfall, I'll be happy to put out a call to gather some interested folks with shovels to do so. Plastic snowshovels of course, so they don't mar the track.

There are plenty of people who'd use the track to keep in shape all year-round, if it were clear of snow. I was there this morning in fact, and saw a couple of folks trot away disappointed. They should be given the opportunity to step up and be responsible for its upkeep in these winter months, instead of waiting for someone else to do it at taxpayer's expense. Unless the Town, the School District, the DPW or Parks and Rec or the FFRC already have something in the works.

Besides, clearing a quarter-mile track would be quite a workout for my Felis Fitness students! Heck, it would be a great workout for the High School athletes, come to think of it. In fact it would be a tremendous community-service activity for ANY student of either the public schools or the College for that matter, since they get to use it as well!  Please let me know what you think, and let me know if you'd be interested. We paid for it, we enjoy it, we should help take care of it!

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