Three inches of snow blanketed City Meadow Park on Saturday, Dec. 9, as a small crowd congregated near the Shepard Rd. entrance for the ribbon cutting ceremony that would officially open the park. Seven and a half years and $750,000 in the making, the park boasts a looping boardwalk path through the sunken wetland below Station Place, a pond and a variety of plantings. From left, above, are First Selectman Matt Riiska, City Meadow Committee Chairman Molly Ackerly, committee members Barbara Spiegel and Samuel (Pete) Anderson, and Selectman Sue Dyer. Funds for the project were provided by the state and by many local donors.