Wallingford Recreation Committee
Minutes*
May 21, 2008
*These are
unofficial until approved at the next meeting
Attendance:
Sue Duskiewicz, Lisa Marchinkoski, Keith Shelvey, Tom Phillips, Tony
Petrossi
Guests: Ian
Tally, Jack Tally
Meeting called to order at
6:32.
Minutes: The
Keith made a motion to accept minutes of
May 7, 2008
. Sue seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
Memorial Day Parade: Bill
Carris will be the speaker. All
those participating have been contacted. Parade
begins at
10:00
.
Vandalism:
The street light has been repaired and the parking lot is being chained
at night. This seems to have helped
this situation.
The gate to Elfin
Lake
has been welded and repaired.
We need to get Phil Baker to the lake this week. A
time needs to be set up to meet to plan the work with Keith, Rodney, Bill and
Tom. They plan to go look over the
site after this meeting.
Lake
plans to open June 14 and closes mid August.
Lifeguards that are interested are Ian Tally, Lynn Wade, and two people
from the YES program. Sue indicated
she would do 20 – 25 hours per week.
Summer Recreation Program:
Program will begin June 23.
Tony was asked by a player from the
Rutland
semi-pro football team if they can have practice at the recreation field.
They would practice two nights per week.
Lisa made a motion that they be allowed to practice at the field as long
as they submit proof of insurance, follow the rules of the park, do not
interfere with baseball/softball practices, and repair any field damage that is
incurred. Keith seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
Softball tournament: Tom
indicated there is lots of interest. He
will continue to pursue this.
Fencing: $2880
for a 160’ 4’ high fence from Pratico to be placed in the woodchips,
cemented. We will follow up with Springfield
fencing to compare prices.
Next Meeting: June
4 at
6:30. |