Recreation Commission Meeting
February 23, 2011
Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm
Attendee’s included
Tom Hansen
Pauline Dupuis
Matt Muskratt
Sue DiMercurio
Guest Attendee
Dave Marden
Meeting minutes read by S. DiMercurio from last two meetings and both were accepted.
OLD BUSINESS:
Dave Marden -- Sealed bid submitted for maintenance of town properties. Also he submitted his schedule for barrel pickup. He has also state that he may have to adjust his bid due to fuel increases.
Membership for NH Parks Assoc. Matt has submitted request and it has been snt in. Matt will look into any grant monies available
Child Scape company…Pauline to contact to seed if rep can attend a recreation meeting since Matt has had no luck contacting. Matt to do further research on other playground “landscapers”
Barrel costs discussed. Dave will look into barrels with special tops and the costs. Discussion on possibly using plastic barrels vs. metal barrels.
Discussion on new shed building at Greenie Park to store recreation and baseball equipment. Matt submitted a suggested plan and proposal amounts for materials. A motion was made by P. Dupuis for recreation commission to appropriate $2500.00 out of their capital account to split the cost of the materials with the baseball commission. Tom Hansen seconded and the motion was passed unanimously
Info board at Greenie Park-- looking into all options; whether to buy or build
Newsletter discussion
How to distribute..discussed emailing to residents, printing small amounts to distribute to post offices, discussion on what to put into it, and posting on website if possible. Matt to put together a draft for review at next meeting.
Trips for 2011 -- based on planned budget, we discussed whether to decrease the amount of planned trips or if fees should be attached to certain ones. Pauline to look into this option by refiguring costs.
NEW BUSINESS
Monarchs Flyers received in this week’s mail. Tom to distribute to the post offices and library for those interested.
Skateboard Area at Greenie Park-- received information from American Skateboard Corp regarding skateboard parks. We will try to get a rep from either Child Scapes or American Skateboard Corp to come and talk to us at a future meeting.
Summer Programs -- discussion regarding several items
If we can combine “Beach Salary” and “Summer Program” budgets together
Perhaps creating a Summer Recreation Coordinator position to coordinate summer program as well as instruct swim lessons
Possibly charge fee to help defray the cost
Start out program with just a few days during the week and work our way up from there
April Vacation Plans
Several suggestions were made for a day trip for the children in Newton. The suggestions were a “Pizza/Bowling Day” or a trip to the NH Children’s Museum. Tom and Pauline to check into the cost and availability.
Meeting Adjourned at 9:15 pm by Pauline Dupuis and seconded by Tom Hansen.
Respectfully Submitted
Susan DiMercurio, Secretary
Addendum to Recreation Meeting Minutes from February 23, 2011
OLD BUSINESS
Gray Water Issue at Greenie Park
Motion made on February 9, 2011 to have this issue worked on as it has been made a priority for health reasons. Matt has not received the bid to fix yet. He will contact Ken Dun (plumber) to get the bid in for voting.
Info board at Greenie Park
Recreation Commission Members to review all catalogues for prices of new ones and check to out prices of wood at local lumber yards to see which one would be a better option
Picnic Tables at Greenie Park and Town Beach
Recreation will research where other tables were purchased and also will review current catalogues. Further research is still to be done
Respectfully Submitted
Susan DiMercurio
Secretary
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