Id love to go, but as an employy of a retail store, ther eis no way i could go until afte rxmas..

:0)

The Whalom Park Ownership Program web site has information on the meeting time:

Perhaps I should go, take notes, and then report back here on what happened at the meeting?

Take a few photos if you go ;)

Great idea!

I'll be there, kinda have to be actually. Scott would kill me if i left him up there by himself, if mike doesnt come...Speaking of that Mike are you comming or what?!

The Whalom Park Ownership Program web site has information on the meeting time:

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Program meeting 1:00pm Saturday 12/16/06. At On The Rocks 96 lakefront St. Lunenburg MA 01462. Next door to Whalom Park's original site.

All who would like to rebuild Whalom Park on a NEW site are welcome to atend. Please contact us with any questions. We hope to see you there.


Perhaps I should go, take notes, and then report back here on what happened at the meeting?




sweet!!

well ill be there ^^

So whats your deal...you dissapear and show no intrest for what? like 6 months? Then show up out of the blue like nothing happened? Me and Scott are still deciding what to do with you.

Can't have a family event that day. Sorry i didn't get back to you sooner. Started working last Friday and have been swamped. I need to try to send you some things. Do you or Scot have Adobe Page maker/indesign? I made a Tri fold Flyer for the New Whalom park. Might help get more people involved.

Course i do, Mike are we ever going to meet? lol

I'll send you the the pmd for the Flyer then. It's a bit of wishful thinking. mentioning a Trolley and Train ride along with newer rides. But it gets the point across.

I mentioned to Scott The way thing are going the two of you Coming to Nashua Might be easier then me coming out there. That was you can come to were I work or i can get away for a couple hours.

sadly i didnt get work off... bummer for me. i guess ill have to wait for the next one.

Did you get that message to your yahoo with the brochure attached? hopefully you did. I'll try to call during the meeting.

i wish you all the best of luck in rebuilding, and would gladly help in any redesign themeing and possibly volunteer some time to help with projects. i did have an idea, what if we got a bunch of volunteers to build a near clone of flyer comet, i bet if you contacted groups like ace and things we could get plenty of help to do a project like that.

i can do some reserch and find some land up here in maine, where you would be father from six flags and a small park would be able to servive with out much compition. if you built a little ways away from both funtown and pp you could do well and stay with the small park charm.

NEW WEBSITE

The 'New Whalom Park Ownership Program ' has launched a brand new website to inform the public and build support for our plan to secure a suitable site in central Massaschusetts on which to plan, build, and manage a new amusement park modeled after the best of Whalom Park.

The New Whalom Park Ownership Program > > http://whalompark.blogspot.com

The website was launched on December 29, 2006. Many of the items discussed at the December meeting are included.

WE NEED YOU HELP!

We are looking for more contributions to the Whalom Memories section of the website. This mainly includes photos of the park when it was in operation, and any personal anecdotes or stories you'd like to share, including TRIBUTES about the park.

Our plan is to build the BEST GALLERY of online Whalom Memorabilia which represents the passion and enthusiasm that Whalom park goers have. The following link explains how the material will be handled:

Photo Submissions

I'm sure some of the CanobieFans have some excellent material to share!

FINALLY, if you have any suggestions for the new website, let me know! I have worked closely with Scott Lanciani since before the December meeting to set this up. We want this to be a tremendous success! SPREAD THE WORD and GET INVOLVED IN ANY WAY YOU CAN.

Feel free to re-post this information on other amusement related forums. The momentum is gaining rapidly! :Ahh:

Sincerely

Ted Ollikkala
whalom81
teducation@gmail.com

Like the new site, very informative.

The new site is very good. Looks very professional. Is there a time frame in mind to when the land can be secured?

The New Whalom Park Ownership Program is hosting it's 2nd meeting.

January 20th 2007. @Drawbridge Puppet thearter 1335 MASS AVE. (2 A) Lunenberg 01462 @4:00pm. We hope to see you there.



www.whalompark.blogspot.com :D

I'd love to be a part of this, but I work almost every sat and its a long process for me to get one off.... Sundays I could do... (not tha tyou need to schedule things around me. :)

Same here it's a bit hard for me to get out to these meeting. I didn't even know there was a meeting till today.

But I stress the fact that the group needs to go to The ACE Nor' Easter event.

Dear: Friends of Whalom Park,

The New Whalom Park Ownership Program is forming committees and starting the planing/desighn prosess. With each meeting we grow in size and ideas. Come and be a part of the program. :D

The program's next meeting is Saturday 24 February 2007 @4:00pm. We have found a great location to hold our meeting:


Drawbridge Puppet Theater
1335 Mass. Ave (Rt.2A) Lunenburg, MA 01462.

If you'd like to attend feel free to email us at whalompark@gmail.com or call (978)-697-0289. We hope to see you there! Scott Lanciani

www.whalompark.blogspot.com :Ahh:

How long do you expect teh meeting to last? Id like to go, but cant get there until 6 or later.

From the last two meetings we lasted a couple of hours. Seeing that this meeting we are breaking into committees and brainstorming secion the meeting could go longer. I understand if you come late, but I don't want you to come and were rapping up. I have no idea were your coming from in the area. I f you can't make it you can still get involved. Anyone can be on a committee and with emails we can all keep in touch. Hope to see you there.

Leominster's Whalom Park?

By Malinda Govoni
Article Launched: 02/24/2007 10:55:27 AM EST
Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise (front page! :lol: )

LEOMINSTER -- Members of The Whalom Park Ownership Program in Lunenburg want to build a 15- to 30-acre attraction, and they have their eyes on Leominster.

"We're trying to build a family amusement park," said member Scott A. Lanciani. "We're in the process of looking for property in Leominster."

Whalom Park, which used to be a major attraction in Lunenburg, closed in 2000. Demolition on the park to make way for a residential complex began in October 2006.

Whalom Park Ownership Program members have contacted Lunenburg about the idea, according to Lanciani, but officials never returned any calls. Lanciani said Leominster "stepped up to the plate."

Town officials put him in touch with Scott Amos, Leominster's economic development coordinator. Amos is currently trying to find a spot for a new park.

But, the park's size will makes it hard to find land to accommodate the attraction in the city.

"Basically, I'm going to exhaust all possibilities here," Amos said. "City Hall officials are interested. We would really like to see the business plan."

Mayor Dean Mazzarella said he likes the idea.

"I'd be thrilled to help them out," said Mazzarella, during a phone interview Friday. "Amusement parks, they're somewhat of a dying breed."

Mazzarella said if the park ever gets approved, it should be built on a busy road.

Ward 5 City Councilor Richard Marchand said he would be eager to have the town investigate the possibilty if things move forward.

"If they were interested in coming into the city, I think many of the councilers would be open-minded," he said.

Marchand, also the council president, said he thinks city-owned land on Jungle Road would be ideal.

"Before Whalom Park closed it certainly was part of the recreational structure of family and friends," he said.

But David Rowlands, Ward 1 Councilor, said he is not fond of the idea.

"I don't see a huge benefit to the city," he said. "It's a lot of traffic and noise."

Rowlands said he can't imagine where the park would go without disrupting a neighborhood. He also said that prime land should be used for other businesses.

Amos said developers might be able to obtain a special permit if a new bylaw is passed at a City Councilors meeting on March 12. Amos said the permit would allow developers to build recreational or amusement facilities on industrial property.

"There's a 50-50 chance," Amos said. "It's going to be one of many key decisions that need to be made."

Lanciani said the group will begin to make blueprints for designs and marketing at a 4 p.m. meeting today at the Drawbridge Puppet Theater in Lunenburg.

Still have a long long way to go.