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Committee recommends amending spray park extension to one-day pilot

Worcester committee processed eight petitions including a modified spray park hours pilot.

Standing Committee on Veterans' Memorials, Parks and Recreation · Meeting of October 6, 2026

Worcester committee processed eight petitions including a modified spray park hours pilot. Chairperson John P. Fresolo and Councilors Robert A.

Bilotta and Jose A. Rivera voted unanimously (3-0) to approve spray park amendments extending hours by one hour for one day per week in 2027, with Commissioner Robert C. Antonelli to report on the impact.

The committee also voted to hold two petitions on playground renaming and wildlife deterrents, and recommended filing petitions on court lights, invasive starlings, and memorials.

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Source: the Standing Committee on Veterans' Memorials, Parks and Recreation meeting of October 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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