After 10 years and many projects and events, Brian Ross retired from Windham Parks and Rec Department on May 1. Over the 10 years he has worked on projects like the skatepark, Donna-Beth Lippman Park and Dundee Park, Summerfest, Lakes Region seniors groups and helped get the community gardens started.
“I really enjoyed my time in Windham.
There are many dedicated and hard-working employees,” Ross said.
He is proud of the work with the
community park at Donna-Beth Lippman Park off Route 302. He is also glad that
they were able to renovate the bath house at Dundee Park.
“Commuting from York to Windham got to
be too much,” Ross said. He felt it was time to move on and spend more time
traveling and being outdoors. His daughters live all over the country and even
the world. “It will be nice to have the
time to go see them when we can,” he said.
His favorite part of the job was
programs and special events like the father/daughter dance and the mother/son
event.
He worked closely with Scouts completing
their Eagle projects and has five or six planned for this spring.
Ross sees the position filled by someone
who can continue on the work he started with special events and Lippman Park,
and who can plan for new projects like an athletic complex, which is something
that Windham really needs. He would also like to see the Mountain Division
Trail finished into Westbrook, but said that it will cost millions of dollars
to complete.
Finally, he would like to see Windham
have a gathering space for seniors, the community and teens.
“I was a pleasure working in Windham,”
he concluded.
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