Revitalized Moosehead Lake beach name to be finalized
GREENVILLE — As the Red Cross Beach revitalization project progresses toward completion, city officials must decide on whether to change the name of the site on Moosehead Lake.
The shoreland property is expanding with walking paths and mountain bike trails, a children’s play area, picnic pavilions and more.
“It’s more like a park now, not necessarily just a beach,” Greenville Town Manager Mike Roy said during a June 18 select board meeting.
Roy and Recreation Director Sally Tornquist questioned if the area should have a more comprehensive name instead of Red Cross Beach, such as Red Cross Beach Park or Red Cross Beach Area. Roy asked the select board to consider this.
“I don’t have any problem calling it a park myself,” Selectperson Burton Whitman said, adding that he would like to check first with whoever would be necessary for such a change. The land was donated to the town years ago..
If there is an alternative suggestion, the board could vote on a formal name, Select Chair Geno Murray said.
A storage building slab has been completed and construction will start soon, Roy said. Walking trail signs are up and the docks will be put in the lake in the near future.
Two picnic pavilions have been added.
A post on the Greenville Rec Center thanked the Muzzy family for donating materials and Tri-County Technical Center students for constructing with others helping install the pavilions.
A grand opening for the beach could be held later in the summer.
The Moosehead Outdoor Alliance is planning a grand opening of the mountain biking skills track. The date will ideally coincide with the grand opening of the beach itself.
The shorter course at the beach will enable riders to practice their balance, jump over logs, work on cornering skills and more on the specially designed skill track.
In other business, Roy said the select board would likely hear from the airport advisory committee at an upcoming meeting concerning space at the municipal airport.
Nearly 30 people have requested hangar space, to either build or rent, the town manager said. The airport does have some existing empty hangars that have not been used in quite some time and are in danger of not being FAA-compliant.
Airport officials are also looking to clear more land to construct additional hangars.
A property maintenance/dangerous building ordinance approved at the annual town meeting earlier in the month has been used, Planning Board Chair John Contreni said.
“Already [Code Enforcement Officer Ron Sarol] has put it into action, a house over on Lewis Street,” Contreni said, with another property owner also receiving notice they are in violation of the town ordinance and a third likely to receive a notice soon.
The previous Saturday, Murray, representing the town, was among the speakers at a ceremony to dedicate the downtown veterans honor roll and the select chair was honored to be there.
“The honor roll is really well laid out, it’s nice,” Murray said. “If you haven’t seen it I would highly encourage you to visit. As I always say when I speak publicly, our veterans are our heroes along with our school teachers and our health care workers.”