Park Commission OKs Additional $25K For Pine Banks Track Study

Money from Mount Hood Enterprise Fund will help pay for a feasibility study for a track, new softball field and additional parking at Pine Banks Park.

Melrose Park Commission officials voted unanimously on Monday night to provide the city with an additional $25,000 from the Mount Hood Enterprise Fund at City Hall's request, which will help fund a feasibility study regarding building a track and field facility at Pine Banks Park. Park Commission Chairman Mike Interbartolo said the money is intended to be used on the feasibility study, although he said that he "can't dictate what the money will be used for." Pine Banks Park currently has six athletic fields used for baseball, softball, soccer, and field hockey. Mayor Rob Dolan told Melrose Patch that the Board of Trustees of Pine Banks Park — which is a shared facility between Melrose and Malden — want to study building a regulation …