Emery Field Upgrade

Emery Field Kittery

Emery Field Phase 2 Concept - November 2020

Emery Field Play Area November 2020

Latest Update:

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting - March 27, 2023

Construction of Emery Field Phase 2 is currently anticipated to be complete by the end of May 2023, with the exception of the playground equipment.  The portions of the project wrapping up are the basketball court, pickleball courts, walking path, and expanded parking.

The playground equipment is delayed due to insufficient funding. The Town received a total of $725,000 in capital and grant funding for the project. The cost of the playground component exceeded our budget and therefore was postponed until additional funding could be identified.
 
We received a recently updated quote for the playground as designed. The original estimate was approximately $154,000; the estimated cost is now $265,343, due to inflation impacts. The Town Manager is recommending to add a warrant article to the June ballot to fund the playground installation from the unassigned fund balance. The Council will be asked to decide on this at the Monday, March 27, 2023 meeting.

Previous Updates & Materials

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting - November 14, 2022

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting - February 28, 2022

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting - October 13, 2021

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting on March 8, 2021

Informational Meeting - Emery Field Phase 2 via Zoom - November, 19, 2020

Emery Field Playground Survey

  • As an important next step in the Emery Field Upgrade, the Town sought public input on the type of playground that should be built as part of Phase 2.  This information will helped us evaluate our options, and plan for a playground that can be enjoyed by all. 
  • The survey is now closed.

Town Manger's Report - Town Council Meeting on July 13, 2020

Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Conditionally Awarded - February 10, 2020

  • The Town of Kittery has been conditionally awarded a $300,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Emery Field Phase 2.

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting on February 10, 2020

Town Manager's Report - Town Council Meeting on October 7, 2019

Emery Field Phase 2 - Public Meeting - September, 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers.

  • A presentation by the Emery Field project team of the proposed design for the Phase 2 Build-Out.

Phase 2 Concept Emery Field

Emery Field Phase 2 Proposed Design

Background:

Emery Field is located at 2 Cole Street, with 3.1 acres of the 5.8-acre site being utilized for athletic fields. The field is bordered by Woodlawn Avenue to the south east, Cole Street to the north east, residential properties to the northwest and wooded area to the southwest.

The concept design for the Emery Field park improvements was developed as part of a Master Plan for Athletic Fields completed by Weston and Sampson for the Town and a volunteer group of citizens in Kittery called the Athletic Field Improvement Committee. The master plan was funded by donations.

Phase 1:

In 2016, the Town initiated Phase 1 of the Emery Field park project, with construction of a new multipurpose. natural-grass athletic field and a perimeter walking path. The project received a Maine Land & Water Conservation Fund grant, and was constructed over the fall of 2017 and spring/summer of 2018.

Phase 2:

The Town of Kittery was conditionally awarded a $300,000 grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Emery Field Phase 2. Funding will complete the circumnavigating path, pickleball and basketball half courts, along with playground features.  

Phase 3:

More updates to come!