Shea skating rink in Quincy to get upgrades
Amy McKeever amckeever@wickedlocal.com @McKeeverJournal
Nov 2, 2018 at 5:16 PM Nov 2, 2018 at 5:49 PM
QUINCY — Rink slabs, dasher boards and protective netting at the Shea Memorial Rink in Quincy will be replaced as part of a $2 million improvement project, the state Dpartment of Conservation and Recreation said.
The project is expected to begin in the spring and be finished November 2019. It includes a new concrete slab with a warming layer and anti-permafrost technology
The project follows the installation of a new refrigeration system at the rink in 2017. The work now totals $3.2 million.
The rink was originally built in 1962 and named after former Mayor William T. Shea as an outdoor skating rink. It was renovated in 1972 and again in the 1990s.
The Baker-Polito administration this week also announced grants for land use planning assistance to Scituate and Hull.
Hull will receive $26,680 to update the open space and restoration plan. Scituate will get $37,500 for development of the Scituate Harbor sustainability and resiliency master plan and zoning amendments.
Statewide the administration granted more than $1 million to go towards 31 projects to improve, conserve and develop land.