Scales Pond restoration efforts complete

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Jamie Fox, left, and Dennis Hopping, members of the Scales Pond Restoration Capital Fundraising Campaign.

SOUTH FREETOWN Scales Pond is all set for its grand reintroduction to Islanders later this spring or early summer.

A small, but dedicated group of volunteers has spent all winter working on various aspects of the community parks restoration and have finally declared mission accomplished.

Everyone involved in the project is very proud of what theyve accomplished, said George Webster, a member of the restoration committee.

The project turned out fantastic, said Webster. There was a tremendous amount of volunteers put hours and hours and hours into many pieces of the project.

People like John Phillips.

Phillips, project manager for the restoration, has been involved in the restoration efforts since it started, and hes excited to show off the accomplishment.

Oh jeez, it feels wonderful, he said. At this time last year we still had about $115,000 left to raise I didnt think wed ever raise it. But . . . all you have to do is tell people were going ahead, and thats it (theyre on board), he said.

Phillips said the restoration committee is aiming to have a grand reopening sometime in June, though no official date has been set yet. He said the Scales Pond restoration project has been a huge success story for a small community and its an accomplishment that deserves to be celebrated.

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Scales Pond restoration efforts complete