Milton Panel Approves Narcan Box At Turner's Pond

Other Committee · Meeting of September 10, 2026

Milton Parks and Recreation Commission approved the town's first naloxone box in a public park. Commissioners Carolyn Cahill, Steve Novak and Rob Lebeck voted unanimously to place a Narcan rescue box at Turner's Pond after Health Director Caroline Gonzalez and Health Agent Jenna Conroy pitched a Canton-style program, citing Milton overdoses falling from 14 in 2021 to nine in 2025. "We actually got a lot of positive feedback," Conroy said of Canton's four park boxes, which were sometimes emptied within a week.

The commission also backed three Community Preservation Act funding requests ahead of a September 25 deadline, including a $45,000 ask for Mary C. Lane Playground's baseball field and roughly $30,000 for softball design work at the Geo Field complex, and appointed Novak to the Milton Landing Committee.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Minutes
• Board of Health: Expanding Naloxone Access in Town Parks
• Park and Field Master Plan: Programming Capacity and Flatley Field
• DEP-Approved Turf and Lighting Project Update
• Community Preservation Act Funding Requests
• Milton Landing Committee Appointment
• Teen Center Coordinator Vacancy
• Voucher Sign-Off Policy
• Kelly Field Safety Concerns
• Manager's Report
• New Business: Proposed Single-Sponsor Model for Summer Concerts
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,939 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of September 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.