The Tiverton Town Farm Renovation Committee

On September 30th, 2019 the Tiverton Town Council approved a resolution establishing the Town Farm Renovation Committee. The purpose of the committee is "...to investigate, research, consult, prepare grants, deliberate and recommend the design and equipment needed for a safe, state-of-the-art Community Playground and outdoor fitness park at Town Farm."

Committee members

Stu Gilfillen (Chair)
Josh Coroa (Vice Chair)
Kathryn Hopkins (Secretary)
Open (Treasurer)
Chris Romelin
Ryan Petri
Maureen Morrow
Town Administrator, Chris Cotta (ex-officio)
DPW Director, Rick Rogers (ex-officio)

There is currently an open position on the committee. If you are interested in joining, apply via the Town's Committee Onboarding platform. The committee is actively looking for people with marketing and fundraising experience.

At the first meeting, Stu Gilfillen was voted as Committee Chair and Josh Coroa was elected as Vice Chair.

A FEW THANK YOUS:

Additionally, the Town Farm Renovation Committee would like to thanks the following organizations for providing letters of support as part of our grant application:

Fort Barton PTO
National Recreation & Parks Association
Pocasset PTO
Ranger PTO
Sarah Everhart Skeels (Commissioner, RI Governor’s Commission on Disabilities)
Tiverton Arts Council
Tiverton Little League
Tiverton Police Department
Tiverton Senior Center
Tiverton Town Council
Tiverton Prevention Collation
Tiverton Youth Soccer
Tiverton School Committee
USA Pickleball Association

This grant would not have been possible without their collective support.

The Committee would also like to extend an enormous thank you to Andrew Wade, former Jamestown Recreation Director (and current East Greenwich Community Services Director, who provided invaluable insight into his experiences while involved in the development of the Jamestown Community Playground.

We'd also like to thank former Tiverton Town Administrator Jan Reitsma for his assistance in the early stages of the project.