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TOWN OF WAPPINGER RECREATION COMMISSION
MINUTES OF March 15, 1973 MEETING
Next Meeting - To be notified by mail
The meeting of the Recreation Commission for Community Recreation Center
was held at the Town Hall on March 15, 1973 at 8:00 p.m.
Attending: Messrs. Hugh J. Maurer, George Schlathaus, Richard Garren
and James V. Porter;
Mrs. Jean Beahan.
Absent:
Mr. W. Thomas Rogers, Director of Recreation;
Mrs. Alfred Arkell.
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Members of Committee for Center present were Messrs. Donald Stein and
A. Koerner; Mrs. Edward Del Monte.
Mr. Maurer asked if anyone got any ideas from the Survey Books or in
canvassing their area?
Mr. Stein said he did not canvass his ar~but through conversation of
neighbors'thought that bicycling or swimming was the greatest interest.
A discussion followed on the pro's and con's of building a youth center.
The suggestion that YELL was something the teanagers could relate to and
said we should try along these lines. The largest age group in the Survey
Book wa~ between 25 and 40 years and possibly we should try to lean toward
this age group for best results~
Mr. Maurer stated that the Cedar Hill Civic Association's feeling was to
wait until 1974 for the neww assessment before committing themselves to
any type of building for a Center.
Mrs. Beahan said maybe we should send a survey to determine what the
majority of the residents want: bicycle path, swimming pool or utility
type building.
Mr. Porter suggested if we send out a survey we shoul~put the cost of
each.item.
The committee's feeling was to pick 9ne item and proceed to present it
to the residents for their reaction and/or approval.
A sugges~@~s made to have a swimming pool located near Roy C. Ketcham
High School and make it available to the school during the day and public
in the evening,~providing it is a combination indoor and outdoor type.
The committee suggested to invite Dr. Robert Young to our next meeting
and obtain his opinion as to whether it should be located near the
school facilities.
Mr. Maurer said he would contact Dr. Young to invite him and his staff
to next meeting to be co-ordinated with Dr. Young's schedule.
Post cards will be mailed to all Recreation Commissioners and Community
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Town of Wappinger Recreation Commission
Minutes of March 15, 1973 Meeting - (Continued)
Recreation Center members to advise them of date, time and place.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P.M.
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Respectfully submitted:
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Secretary
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