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MEDIA ADVISORY - Moore brings Conservation and Recreation Commissioner to district on Sept. 25th

Burrington to tour sites in Sutton and Uxbridge, meet with local officials, present $10,000 check for Wheelocksville Playground

WHO: Senator Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge)
Commissioner Stephen H. Burrington, Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
Representative Jennifer M. Callahan (D-Sutton)
Representative Paul K. Frost (R-Auburn)
Representative Paul Kujawski (D-Webster)
WHAT: Visit to DCR facilities and projects in Sutton and Uxbridge, meeting 
with local officials and check presentation to Wheelocksville Playground Association
WHEN: Monday, September 25, 2006
11:30 am to 3:00 pm
WHERE: Purgatory Chasm State Park
Purgatory Road, Sutton - 11:30 to 12:00 pm 

Tricentennial Park (time permitting)
Blackstone Street, Sutton - 12:00 to 12:15 pm

River Bend Farm Visitors Center
Oak Street, Uxbridge – 12:30 to 2:00 pm

Capron Park
Mendon Street next to the Mumford River, Uxbridge – 2:15 pm

Wheelocksville Playground
Mendon and Henry Streets, Uxbridge – 2:30 pm
WHY: Senator Moore invited Commissioner Burrington to visit several sites in his district that are either owned/operated by his department of received funding from DCR. The visit will include a visit to Sutton’s Purgatory Chasm State Park to discuss expansion and safety issues in the park. If time allows, officials will also visit Tri-Centennial Park in Sutton which was built with funding from the state.

Following their visit to Sutton, Senator Moore and Commissioner Burrington host a meeting with state and local officials at River Bend Farm. The agenda will include discussions on the development and maintenance of the Blackstone Valley Bikeway, plans for the bridge at Rice City Pond, and other potential projects within the Blackstone Valley Heritage State Park.

Officials will also briefly tour Capron Park in downtown Uxbridge to review ongoing repairs to the park following last spring’s flooding.

At conclusion of the district visit, Senator Moore, Rep. Callahan and Commissioner Burrington will present a $10,000 check to the Wheelocksville Playground Park Association. The funds were provided in the state’s FY 2007 Budget and will be used to upgrade the playground’s equipment.

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