Recreation & Parks Department/Commission
DEPARTMENTS ROLE:
The Natick Recreation and Parks Department is a municipal department, which has a nine member advisory board known as the Natick Recreation and Parks Commission. Five members are elected by the public, while four are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Board meetings are held at the Cole Center on the First Monday of the Month. Public attendance is welcome.
The Department’s role is to serve the leisure needs of residents. The core values that are pursued by the staff in an attempt to meet the Department’s role are as follows:
1) Provide quality recreation programs and facilities for both active and passive recreation for the use
of residents of all abilities that reflects a balance between cost and value.
2) Preserve and enhance town natural resources, open space, parks, fields and recreation facilities
for our current and future residents.
3) Provide guidance for the recruitment and retention of top management staff within the Department.
4) Develop future leaders through Department employment and volunteer opportunities.
5) Enhance a sense of community in Natick through Department leisure programs, special events and
health initiatives (Natick Days, Active Lifestyles, Concerts on the Common, etc.)
6) Provide citizens a voice in the decision making process of the Natick Recreation and Parks Commission,
especially in planning and development of new programs and facilities.
7) To develop and promote an effective and efficient community leisure and community/human services
delivery model with a strong emphasis on multi-generational programming which maximizes both
municipal and community facilities and resources.
Input as to the Department’s core values and its role in the community should be directed to Dick Cugini, NR&PD Superintendent or Wayne Szretter, Commission Chairman.
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