1997-04-15
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TOWN OF WAPPINGER
RECREA TlON COMMITTEE
PO BOX 324
20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590-0324
CONSTANCE O. SMITH
SUPERVISOR
April 15, 1997
MEMO TO: TOWN BOARD MEMBERS
FROM:
RALPHJ.HOLT,CH~AN
RE:
PARK SAFETY & ENHANCEMENTS
We continue to review the conditions of all our parks and in doing this we find
many tasks that should be undertaken. Some of these tasks have higher priority than others. We
will be submitting a list of all of these tasks in the near future, but those that have an immediate
need we submit now and request your help.
PROJECT
ESTIMATED COST
1. QUIET ACRES
(a) Resurface driveway - $2,750.
Hasn't been updated in over 10 years. Very
Rough surface where glass gets imbedded .
Needs help.
(b) Construct a 10' x 24' shelter. $4,500.
Summer program children have no shade and no
Protection from elements, this along with Spook Hill
Shelter would provide coverage at all six parks.
~ Put in place fencing that will help contain our Town
Property and enhance safety conditions at that park. $1,400.
To help us maintain safety and to contain children
withinTown Property this fence is a necessity.
2. SPOOK HILL
(a) Construct a 12' x 40' shelter. $4,950.
See Quiet Acres (b)
(b) Blacktop and resurface 36' x 20' with handicapped area.
There should be some handicapped parking here and at
all parks. $2,000.
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Park Enhancements & Safety Con't
3. MARTZ FIELD
(a) Resurface basketball court 50' x 100' and stripe.
Basketball court should be resurfaced it presently
Has waves throughout. It hasn't been updated in
over 15 years.
$4,250.
(b) Tennis Court Repairs.
Tennis Court repairs are much needed. Cracks are
an inch or more wide. They will get worse and
become dangerous.
$5,755.
4. ROCKINGHAM
(a) Blacktop and sub-base 20' x 100' and provide 3
handicapped spaces.
Provide for some additional paved parking and
establish at least 3 handicapped parking spaces.
$4,500.
5. RYMER
(a) Construct road into park area, so we can start to
build new recreation area.(This is to replace
Hughsonville Fire property use.) $10,000. Of the
cost of this road was given to the Town by the
developers.
We need access road to the property then all
available time we could start to layout recreation
area.
$20,000.
These tasks are some of the most needed at this time. As stated earlier there are others
but we have been able to get by and with care can do so a little longer. We will be sending these
to you with estimates in a short time.
Obviously to do this requires resources and they are not in the budget, and with the
economic conditions prevailing we would be hard pressed to include in the near future. We do,
however, have resources (Parkland Fund) that is held for just such as the work we addressed.
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Park Enhancements & Safety Con't
Our Parkland fund has a balance of One hundred and Seventy Thousand dollars with an expected
near future growth of another Sixty Thousand dollars.
Your approval of this request would allow us to get the work completed prior to the
opening of our Summer Camps.
We would be happy to discuss any and all of these tasks with you.
Sincerely yours,
Q~/~
Ralph 1. Holt,
Chairman
RJH:mbr
cc: Committee
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