Parks & Recreation Committee
Minutes for May 22 at 7:00 in New Borough Hall
Next Meeting in office July 7
Meeting in park Sunday morning – Lorraine will organize a park day
Attending: Lori Kesilman, Lorraine Brutschea, Tess LaMontange, Derek MacMillan, Andrea Antell
Absent: Gwen Preston-Yamamoto, Ed Glasgow,
Committee Organization:
- Derek is chair
- Andrea is the vice-chair
- Lori is secretary
- We meet on first Mondays of the month.
- Lori will look into Orchard sign
- Wanted to know if we can have representation on the Appointment Committee
- Since Derek would be a conflict of interest. We would like another member to be present. Is that OK?
- We know Lori can’t do it because there is one council member already on the committee
- Orchard trees
- Cut trees that are dead
- Need chipper can use volunteers to do the labor. Derek will look into this.
- Work Day #1 for Orchard Park – chipping day - Date to be decided
- Someone is lawn mowing. (Lori will ask Robin)
- Who is it?
- How much is the mowing costing?
- Is it coming out of our $5,000 budget?
- Prune back others
- People are mowing the orchard park asif their property.
- Lori will ask Robin if we can investigate, and stake property line as well as sending out letter about encroachment.
- Maybe conservation job done by a DelVal student
- Derek will look into this
- Meadow needs weeding
- Tess will set a date for a group weeding day (will be Saturday)
- Derek will find out about a drumming circle for a summer solstice event
- We will ask if we can have an email sent out to residents asking for help.
- Chalfont Safe School path
- Lori will ask Robin - Can you see what the status of the sidewalk to Pine Run from Chalfont? It appears it stops when it gets to New Britain.
- Trails (Lori will ask Robin)
- What is happening in with the trail to train station?
- What is the status of the trail to Pine Run?
- What is the steering committee’s job? When do they meet?