Published April 01. 2021 5:12PM | Updated April 01. 2021 7:08PM By
Here’s to persistence.
In 2016, voters approved borrowing $2.2 million to acquire land on the Mystic River and convert it to a small public park adjacent to the Mystic Seaport Museum. It was to also serve as the location of a boathouse, developed with the help of private funds, to support rowing activities and the popular Stonington High School rowing program.
Unfortunately, the prior administration, under then First Selectman Rob Simmons, badly miscalculated the true costs of creating Mystic River Boathouse Park. The challenges were far more extensive than advertised and the funding insufficient.
Winckless is hoping for a smooth experience this weekend
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For a pioneer, Sarah Winckless is keen to remain in the shadows. This weekend she will become the first woman in the event’s 166-year history to umpire the men’s University Boat Race. But she hopes no one will even notice she is there.
“I’ll start the race by waving a red flag and finish it by waving a white one,” she says. “And if I do nothing else in between it will have been a successful race for me. I’ve briefed both crews and if they do as I have asked I will have absolutely nothing to do.”
Stonington The proposed Mystic River Boathouse Park project, which has made little progress since residents approved a $2.2 million bond to buy and develop the Route 27 site in 2016, has now taken two major steps forward.
On Wednesday, the Board of Selectmen voted to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Stonington Community Rowing Center that delineates the obligations of both parties in the development and operation of the public park. The agreement is expected to help the rowing center raise funds as it formalizes its ability to use and develop the town-owned site, as well as the town s responsibilities to create the park.
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