Park Commission

City of Melrose Board of Park Commissioners—Parks Commission—consists of five members that oversee the design, constructing, alteration, repair, maintenance and management of the public parks, squares, and playgrounds and the lighting and watering thereof. The Board of Park Commissioners shall have the exclusive care, management and control of the Mount Hood Memorial Park and Golf Course. The Board shall have full power to use, rent or grant the use of the property under its jurisdiction and set the conditions and terms thereof; such conditions and terms shall be approved by the City Solicitor.

The Board of Park Commissioners is a regulatory multiple-member body of the City appointed by the Mayor.

Visit the IQM2 Meeting Portal to view Park Commission Agendas and Minutes.

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Joan Bell Superintendent of Mount Hood and Public Open Space (781) 979-4168

Commission Members

NamePositionTerm

William Gardiner

Chair

May 2024

Robert W. Christiansen

Commissioner

May 2025

Bradley Freeman

Commissioner

May 2028

James Donohue

Commissioner

May 2028

John Mercer

Commissioner

May 2020