Minutes of Monterey Parks Department Meeting,, June 2, 2004
*NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY JULY 7, 2004, 9AM TOWN HALL PICNIC
TABLE OUTSIDE, IF WEATHER IS AGREEABLE
Present: Leroy Thorpe (Chair), Jim Edelman, Chandler Crawford, Lynda Mulvey
1. RAFT
Bonnie Tedder ordered the 8 X 12 raft after Parks Department discussion.
It will come after June 30th, when we can pay for it with the new budget.
Marc Makuc to be asked to instal it. Cost is $3,165.00
2. LIFEGUARDS
Discussion started by Jim Edelman, and voted on an approved, that the lifeguards salary shall be raised so that the lead lifeguard receives $12.00 an hour and the assistant receives
$11.00 an hour. Marta Makuc of Southern Berkshire YMCA has donated two lifeguard sweatshirts. Lynda Mulvey to contact lifeguards Beth Mather and Kelly Coons to make sure that they are currently certified and to have them fill out necessary forms before starting work on June 25th. Chandler Crawford to put an advertisement in the Shopper’s Guide and to call around for other lifeguards as currently we have coverage for Wednedsay-Sunday 10am-6pm.
3. SAND
Additional Sand needed for Beach, Chandler Crawford to find out where to buy it, order it and to ask Highway Department to help.
4. PHONE
It was voted and passed by the members of the Parks Department to get rid of the
pay phone at the beach and to install instead a private phone, local calls only, inside the shed. This to be done immediately for the 25 June starting of the lifeguards.
5. BALLFIELD
Jim Edelman to get costings for the July meeting about what it will cost to replace fence around the ballfield.
9. GARBAGE
Leroy Thorpe talked to the select board and decided to have the garbage cans taken away from the playground and the beach and he put a notice in the Monterey News. There was concern from the other members that this was done without discussion of the entire board and went against our May 2004 decision. It was agreed by the board to try it out to see if “bring it in, take it out” works until the end of June and we’ll discuss this again at the July meeting. Jim Edelman to find out from Roger Trucking how much they would charge for dealing with the town garbage cans.
10. SWIMMING
Chandler Crawford lined up Lauren Kinnamen (243-3126) to teach swimming in the first two weeks of August. She his Red Cross certified and the children will get certificates for completing the classes.
11. BEACH, continued
a. Jim Edelman to decide whether/not to cut the weeds by the swimming area.
b. David Crane needs to get testing of lake water.
c. Tree at beach seems dead (as does one on playground), to discuss at end of summer who will take it down
d. Shower- question was raised if we can get showers, it was stated that we could not due to health regulations of town and state.
e. Smoking - to ask the Select Board if it is legal to post “NO Smoking” signs at the beach and the playground.
f. Bike Rack - requested if it could be moved, but it can’t as it is in a locked position.
g. Cement - again the discussion was opened whether/not to have cement posts in the
parking lot of the beach, between the trees and the parking area to prevent runaway cars.
12. PLAYGROUND
It was opened that there really is a lot of work to deal with to fix the playground and will be discussed at the July meeting.
13. SBY BASKETBALL PROGRAM
Marta Makuc of the Southern Berkshire YMCA suggested/requested that they host a
basketball program in July for town children/teenagers at not cost to the town. This was warmly welcomed and approved.
14. ROAD RACE
It was voted that we will not have a road race as has been done in previous years, due to lack of interest.
15. Wilson/McLaughlin Scholarship
Jim Edelman to represent the Parks Commisison at the next meeting of the scholarship committee.
16. Ended with hopes that we’ll have time to discuss having events/activities as well.
More for the July meeting.
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