Williamstown's Margaret Lindley Park Opened to Swimmers
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Just in time for this week's anticipated heat wave, the town's most popular beach is open for swimming.
Margaret Lindley Park opened to swimmers this past weekend and the pond was refilled, according to a Saturday announcement on the town's website.
In early June, the park was closed to bathers after heavy rains stirred up the inlet and pond bottom and made the water cloudy. The town's health agent and conservation agent monitored the water quality on a daily basis before finally giving the go-ahead that conditions were safe for swimming.
It will be a little longer before the park once again has running water in its bathrooms.
Earlier this year at town meeting, the town approved spending $65,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to drill a well to supply the bath house at the park, which operates under the auspices of the town's Conservation Commission.
At last Thursday's meeting, Con Comm Chairman Philip McKnight asked a senior engineer from Guntlow & Associates for an update on the well project.
Charles J. LaBatt, who was before the commission to testify about Williams College's plan to renovate Weston Field, told the Con Comm that he was attempting to coordinate a site visit with the Department of Environmental Protection for this week.
"We're at almost two months (from completion), which is nearing the end of this season," LaBatt said.
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