Burrillville Recreation Commission
RE> Minutes of Monday January 12, 2015
Present
Juliette Lopez – Chair Kimberly Brissette Brown, Town Council
Andrea Hall, DPW Tim Pratt
Aaron Coutu Jeffrey Hilton
Gregory Devlin Jeff McCormick, DPW
Absent
Cortney Lacey
Excused
Ken Milligan, III, Ph.D, Sharon Davies
Guests
Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Juliette Lopez , Chair
Motion to accept minutes of December 8, 2014 - Regular Meeting
Motion made by Jeffrey Hilton/2nd by Gregory Devlin– motion passes
Correspondence
Commission received letter regarding dog park for the town of Burrillville. Aaron Coutu makes motion to
receive and file, 2nd by Greg Devlin – motion passes.
Good & Welfare
n/a
Old Business:
Recreation Program Information
Andrea Hall discussed the following items:
-Burrillville Weekend Snack Pack Program – next packing session scheduled for January 21st. An
information meeting is scheduled for January 15th with the Burrillville Coalition for Youth to discuss the
possibility of a partnership.
-Breakfast with Easter Bunny/Egg Hunt – preparations are underway for the 2015 event to be help on
March 28th.
-Facebook- Santa event pictures posted. Sponsors were recognized for their donations.
-Holiday Card Contest – 90 packs of cards were sold with profits used to purchase gifts for 3 needy
Callahan families.
-Nutrition Classes/Weight Loss Classes- 4 more people have signed up for the new 6 week session.
-Recycling/Energy Conservation Poster Contest- calendars made from the winners of the 2014 contest
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are available at Parks and Recreation, the Jesse Smith Library, and Pascoag Utility District.
-Santa at Stillwater– Santa event was a great success. We had about 400 kids come to see Santa, and
each received a gift. Total attendance is estimated at 1200. The Burrillville Middle School Chorus sang
Christmas Carols. Leftover munchkins were brought to the police station. Cookie decorating with Mrs.
Claus had 310 participants, face painting 157. Cookie decorating made possible with donations from IGA
in Pascoag and Central St. Bakery. Recycled snowman contest had 15 entries.
-Santa Calling– A total of 63 children received a phone call from Santa.
-School Vacation Fun– Scheduled Multi-Sport minicamps for Christmas, February, and April Vacations.
Ceramics scheduled for February vacation. Christmas multisport had 10 participants.
-Sunshine Club– next meeting scheduled for January 26th. December meeting had 8 volunteers who
made 35 gifts.
Rail Trail Phase II
no new updates
Recreation Center Expansion Feasibility Study
Discussed grant requirements for use of land (open/development)
Gonyea Park Updates
Close to completion – will be ready for May dedication
Hero Park
Discussed overflow parking - removing from agenda
Brown House Project
Discussed new building design – removing from agenda
White Mill Park
Discussed general improvements
Outdoor Hockey Rink
no new updates – removing from agenda
Wallace F Lees memorial ideas
no new updates
Pascoag Outdoor Skating Area
no new updates – removing from agenda
New Business:
Meeting Adjourned
Motion made by Aaron Coutu - 2nd by Jeff Hilton. Motion passes. Meeting adjourned at 6:54pm
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Next Meeting
Monday February 9, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., Burrillville Parks & Recreation Office, 92 North Main St, Pascoag,
RI 02859
Recorded by
Tim Pratt, Secretary
Burrillville Recreation Commission
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