Civil Municipal View Feb2023

90 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 always investigating ways for our county to assist and enable local government as well. The other reason it’s top-notch is that we offer a diversity of recreational attractions, from our Norfolk Golf Club to our Wollaston Recreational Facility.” In addition, Norfolk County offers a wide range of recreational opportunities from golf to pickleball at our Wollaston Recreational Facility in Quincy, MA. The Norfolk Golf Club is a private golf club described as a ‘hidden jewel’ of historic Eastern Massachusetts. Founded in 1896, the nine-hole course is consistently one of the best conditions in the Greater Boston area, and its membership takes pride in being informal, friendly, and inviting. The county’s highly regarded Wollaston facility and Presidents Golf Course are also near Boston, minutes off the Southeast Expressway. The 18- hole President’s city course is situated on 93 acres and offers dramatic views of the Boston skyline, Neponset River, and Blue Hills Reservation. “Years ago, Wollaston was a staid old country club for the wealthy—doctors, lawyers, people like that,” offers Chairman and County Commissioner Joe Shea.“In the 70s, they moved to that brand new facility in the Blue Hills where we’ve kept the pay-and-play rate at $45 which, to golf in the Greater Boston course, is pretty hard to do.We also have 10 tennis courts, which are used morning, noon and night.We even have pickleball courts because we like to keep up with the trends.” In addition to the golf experience, over half a million dollars have been invested by the Commissioners in the Wollaston property over the last six months to give non-golfers walking trails and a new playground. For education, the state consistently earns top ranks for its public school system and Norfolk County happens to be home to “The Aggie”, an agricultural high school that uniquely provides an academic and agricultural science vocational experience, with NORFOLK COUNTY , MASSACHUSETTS