Parks & Recreation Committee
Minutes for May 4 at 7:30 in New Borough Hall
Next Meeting in office June 1 at 7:30
Attending: Tom Price, Andrea Antell, Jo Schuler
Absent: Pete LaMontange, Lori Kesilman. Derek MacMillan,
We are in need of ONE more member. Contact the office if you are interested.
Committee Organization:
- Derek is chair
- Andrea is the treasurer
- Lori is secretary
- We meet on first Mondays of the month
Minutes for tonight’s meeting:
- Discussed the need for a committee mission statement /master plan and had unanswered questions about the committee's authority and jurisdiction, which needs to be clarified before we can proceed.
- Below is an excerpt from the borough council meeting at which the committee was established, which isn't much help.
- Tom has asked Robin to send me a copy of the ordinance, which I'm hoping is more specific.
From the minutes of the Dec. 2013 Borough Council meeting:
Mr. Peter LaMontagne motioned to approve Ordinance #357, an ordinance of New Britain Borough establishing a Parks Committee, its membership, terms of office, structure and authority, to increase public awareness, access and enjoyment of Borough parklands and to secure the effective management and maintenance of Borough parks and recreation lands; seconded by Mr. Jeffrey Gilmore and approved. Ms. Lori Kesilman will be appointed council’s liaison to the newly formed committee at the reorganization meeting, January 6, 2014. Mr. Peter LaMontagne motioned that the Borough open space adjacent to the Covered Bridge Park and site of the New Britain Borough Community Garden will be known as Orchard Park; seconded by Mr. Joseph Cangelosi and approved. Mr. Jeffrey Gilmore motioned that the Borough will apply for the latest PECO Grant; seconded by Ms. Margaret Remmey and approved. Ms. Tess LaMontagne made a presentation of the PECO Grant (which is a $10,000.00 matching grant). It will be used for Orchard Park. The proposed expenditures are $8,000 for a bridge over the wetlands from the Covered Bridge Park to the Community Garden, $1,000 for a waterline from the park to the garden, 3-4 thousand in signs (directional, boundry and informational), $4,000 in plantings and 3+ thousand in park amenities (benches, picnic tables etc.).