With the help of volunteers and the Chelmsford Department of Public Works (DPW), a new foundation was created for the skate shack that sits pond side at Roberts Field.  The skate shack was built in 2015 as a Silver Award project by Chelmsford Girl Scout Troop #60638, and the new foundation will keep the shack upright and level for many years to come.

The design and placement of the shack was reviewed and approved by the Chelmsford Conservation Commission, and materials were provided by the DPW.  The foundation design is meant to minimize the freeze-thaw effect that unlevels the ground and pushes concrete piers out of the ground.

Volunteers dug the foundation hole by hand, and moved the materials into place, including granite skirts and steps meant to anchor the shack into place.  In 2015, the skate shack toppled over due to very high winds.