1986-04-10
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AGENDA
April 10. 1986
Meeting Called to Order
Present:
Approve Minutes - March 6, 1986
By:
Seconded:
Corrections:
rorrespondence -
Letter from Heritage Task Force
Letter from New Hackensack Fire Company
Letter from BOCES
REPORTS
H. J. M.
R.B.
E. K.
J.M.
F.P.
M. S.
H.S.
B.W.
Old Business - Maintenance Director
Spook Hill -
Quiet Acres
Bandstand
Swim Study
New Business - Conservation Advisory Council to use Schlathaus Park
Meeting Adjourned:
Next Meeting:
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NEXT MEETING MBY ~~ 19~~ 01 ~AQQ E~M~
The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation
Commission was held April 10, 1986 at Town Hall, Village of
Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County,New York.
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. with the
following persons present: Hugh J. Naurer, Chairman, Robert
Blose, Director, and Commission Members Ellen Korz, Joseph
Mastroianni, Mary Schmalz and William Wood. Herb Stoller
,~"Ir'ri\/li".~d c'ilt 8:07.
The mi 'i"H..d;E'~:; cd" the t,1iiH-ch 6, 198(;:) meet i'ng \.\If,.:rE,' iiiq:)r.n"clvli".~d CI'I"',
a motion by Bill Wood seconded by Ellen Korz.
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Notification has been received from Heritage Task Force
~or the Hudson River Valley, Inc. announcing it"s 5th Annual
Community Projects Grants Program. An application form has
been obtained and a proposal will be forwarded for an award
:i" thE" c:~rnou'I".,t o'f '$1,.000. This.:; ~'Jil be uSlZ:!d to s,ecur-e thE! dock
which was built last year. Mr. Presti will work up a
proposal to be submitted.
Mr Maurer mentioned that there have been some complaints
from the officers of the Yacht Club but that he has spoken to
Marty, a member of the Board of Directors, who indicated he
didn"t feel there wer~ any problems. If there is a problem
we will be contacted for a meeting. It was also indicated
that someone from the Club will check out the Boat Ramp and
give us some recommendations for securing the dock.
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A letter was received from the New Hackensack Fire
Company requesting use of the Schlathaus property for parking
for their Bavarian Festival. The Festival will be held June
6, 7, and 8th. The Commission voted unanimously to grant the
r;:li C~ Compiiil."T/ pprmiS",~:;io'n tel U~:;E! this:. p....ope.'..t./ 'fcl'r" pii:lrk:i.'nq ()'(",
t: I"', fi:: iii! b C, \/ E~ d <'il t E!~::; .
Mrs. Schmalz asked the members if everyone had received
their membership cards for the National Parks Assoc. and if
they were receiving their copy of the magazine.
Mr. Maurer asked if anyone was planning to attend the
State Recreation & Parks Conference to be held in Kerhonkson,
New York. Mr. Maurer is the only definite person attending
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Mr. Maurer mentioned that he had spoken with Mr.
Closhier about having the Highway Dept. transport the pre-
fabbed bandstand structure from BOCES in Salt Point to the
Paolok L'ilnd thE:!y \'It?::'re ~\lillirolg to do it. {o~ftf.::'r the s:.tructurfi:! hi:'\!::.
been completed, we will have to stain it.
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Mr. Blose reported the following:
1. Most winter programs are winding down with only
basketball, volleyball, exercise and aerobics still being
hE,ld.
2. He has started hiring for the Summer Programs but
again is having trouble with the employees leaving for a
better paying job.
3. He has looked into the Junior High for a wrestling
program but there is nothing available. He will try and
submit an application early next year.
~. He has received a request from the Soccer League to
put gravel in the parking lot at Rockingham. Mr. Maurer
mentioned that we could put a load of dirt there but Mr.
CfDs,ohip"i. sE,\id hE:! l.\lould be dumping thfi.~ s~\lt:?epiongs; t.r.elm t.hf::!
streets there when the Highway does the streets.
~.:j. HE~ qIH::!sti<:crH::!d ~\lhf::!tht,:!r- ~\lf.? neE'!d cli.'ilY <:~t the F:obi.n~:::.of.'
!.ane Fields and was told that Frank Worthmann felt they had
enough. Clay should be ordered from Berberich or Contelmo
later in the year.
b. There might be some problems getting the proposed
bllilding at Quiet Acres because most of the Town property
seems to be in the flood plain. Mr. Blose requested that
some type of building be constructed even if it is a small
build:'ng jll<::.t i.'ildfi~quc~tE"! to store a ffi.";\o',l supplif',"s. klithout tlO"d,,"
l:::'I..liJdirI9 the summf.::'r pro<;}r.:~m .::It th.?It site is v€';~rov lim:iotf'!d
because we can't get a truck body.
I. He requested that the secretry write the letters to
the Chelsea and Hughsonville Fire Districts requesting use of
their facilities for the summer program. Mr. Blose will
CO.lltE"e t ROC;)E~.I Fo 1 f.;:Y iiilboLl t tl."le DF-"ero Hill F iiilC i 1 i t.Y' .for tt-.'f::! ~::,i,\l i cn
pr oqr. t=,m.
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Ken Lynn of Ketcham has requested LIse of the Tennis
9. Pat Kelly of the Conservation Advisory Council
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called to ask permission to use Schlathaus Park on April 27th
to distribute tree seedlings. Notice will be posted on the
s;:i il"',s ..
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Mrs.. Korz mentioned a recent incident at the Quiet Acres
Field where some boys got their car stuck in the mud. Mr..
Maurer has talked with the boy and his parents and they are
agreeable to pay for 5 yards of top soil to be delivered
lhere but at the present time they are having difficulty
finding top soil that is not full of stone. They are going
co keep working on obtaining it. They also requested to
work off the payment but because of insurance problems that
was not feasible.
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Mr.. Mastroianni mentioned he has been checking on the
f".lr'rlitl.I{'{::i.' 'fe,r thf.:~ ~::lenie'r Citi:'::~E)n 'l-oom at tj-', F.! nE~I,'~ Te.~\'n H.:itll..
t.ast Fall he and Mrs.. Ballard had visited several places and
had decided on the furniture. He now found it was not
ordered.. Mrs.. Schmalz suggested he atend the Public Hearing
on the Federal Funds to request any left over funds be used
'fc'I' thi<;;; 'fur"'niturE~.. He ~\lill 'fc,llo~\l up 0.....' tl"',is-,..
f~)f:unb !:::!It"L,
Mr.. Mastroianni mentioned that he had spoken with Mrs.
Beth Devine who was very discouraged with the Recreation Area
thpi"(? ..
Mr.. Maurer said that the Handball Cou~t seems to be a
hli:';C,;:.tf2 E,rd thi':d.: :i. t i ~:; ncd; u~::.ed 'fol- thf..7f pre'per" pur-j:"iof:;i-2.. It:i. !:::.
""Ii (',,:'YF! !::;c,rf?:" bpci':lus;e thf? kids:. 1-"e:\\/f!~ I.,li-itten 0''''', i,:,'nd di!:::.'fiquri:::)d
it. They hide behind it and have parties.. A recommendation
was made to remove the wall with a vote of 3 in favor and 2
against removing it.. Mrs.. Schmalz recommended that a light
be placed on the existing pole to illuminate the parking lot
;::,'sId t.:hf~~ hi::I{Hjball c:e'Ui".t which miqht dF.d';€?I'" tl''''f!:) vc.~nd.::d. :h:;m i::ind
t:1',p Pi::"I..tiF!!::;. t1r!:,. Elchmi::,l:z mi:."Idf2 '::1 'me.tic'r, for thf::! trouble
light to be installed and all were in favor of this
'E'C:CliIHiH-:::'r',di:~tic<n.. Thif.-::. ligl""-[; ~,\lill be pl.::,ced or, thf-? i'''''I~::,idf~7f ()'f
the pole so it doesn"t illuminate the houses across the
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I'-'lr . t'le:I.U.'''''f?i!',.. mf?i!,,,",t i D'nf?i!d tl''''i::, t thF.! s'nOI,'i 'ff2nc ('2 k e€?p<;;; <Jet t i '''''1<]
knack8d down and that the pprmanent fence should be in-
::, t r::' 11 Pel .. Pli) e:i i 'l Ie:' d:i. s;c us:'!:; i e<\", toe, k p 1 ac e ',.- e~.;J CiI'('Cl i '('Ii] t h f:."! t 'iP f?i!
and size of fene€? to be installed.. The tWD typ€?s Df fencing
p'lDpc<sed are 1.. a 4" green chain link with walk gate and
swing gate, 2.. a rustic fence with wire mesh inside to block
he:dl!::', f~~tc: f'('om iJf?~ttir'i] i....d;o the r"cl.::lcI.. PI votE' V,l':::l~:; t,,,d::i;?!''''', O'd
th8 chain link fence with everYDne in favor except fDr Mrs..
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Schmalz. A vote was then taken on the wooden rustic fence
\,'Jil:I"1 rle. Of'IF::! voti'ni] E~ithf.::/r 'f{)j"" or c.~q.:::\irlst.
1"lr. ~"la\.\('p(' mE~nt i oned thi;'\ t he hc::\d mii::!t v'l i th JO~:;~::!f,::,h Pa<':.liJ i :'
Fnginper to the Town, regarding the drainage at the proposed
pathway and to date we have not heard from the Town Board
regardino his recommendations. We are still working on the
lc.~VJ f,:,I.Ii.t \-~:::/: Nr.. ~>: 1"1r'ss. T~:?s,::-.r""', Nr.. ~'1aurF2r f'G:f21~; that \..If':!
shouldrl't have to replace the brush and sumac with expensive
evergreen trees.
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Mrs.. Schmalz mentioned that she had read in the Southern
Dl.\tchi'!!/!";S NI:.;!v'J~; th.::\t thE) Uni ted L.e.::\gue W':';IS st'::irt i n9 .::\ ~~rDgri::\m
,'01 thos;f2 19 '/f'::.::,r'!::> o;\rH:l cddp',". Shf.:~ qUf2stic","'E':!d \.\thf:?thF!'I" thf.:.:y
were competing with Dur prDgram.. Mr.. BIDse mentiDned that
the Leaoue is going to the Town BDard with its requests. We
felt that they should be coming to us with their problems and
f.F' Cl P 0 E, ;,;d S::. .. I t v\l a ~::; f.';; i..\{J i.::J ~::) s b:,::, d t I"', old; .::\ 1 e t t (;? r" b f:? ~:> {'!!!'n t t 0 1"1'."..
Donofrio asking him tD attend Dur next mepting to discuss the
,=,t;;it\\!;,. i;.\',",d pl,::\,",!::> of' thE~ Lf.::/C.igue..
SP~Glab QbY~PIGB
Mrs.. Schmalz requested that Mr. Blose mentiDn in his
newspaper article that the 16th Annual Spring Special
Olympirs afP to be held from 8:30 to 3:00 on April 26th at
Du tcl''''F::/!,:>S; Commun i ty Co 11 f2gf:?..
$~NIgB GIII~~N S~IM
Mrs. Schmalz mentioned that East Fishkil1 has a Senior
swim at the Castle.. The program is set up whereby the Castle
takes the names of those attending and the Town pays $2.50
each tlme they go. It was suggested that Mr. Blose contact
tho Castle and get some information regarding this and the
possibility of setting up something for Wappinger.
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tl,. r.;tcd IE~',' i1H.::'j""I'LlC:ln€~d that he hiii\s co'ntii.1ctE~d tl"H? Co U.',m,t.y,
Health Dept. regarding rules and regulations for pools.. He
hi::.:::'. i,,\ 1 ~:;Cl COI,ti::\C t{::!!d r,:;evl:::)',"iiiI1 1 Cecal co'nt',"iiiIC tCe.....~5 i::\'nd .fC,U.....,d DU t
th~t they do not install instutional size pools. At Rainbow
Pools a 30 x 60 pool would cost $17,000.. and an industrial
Sl~e can be twice as much as the residential.
He alsCe mentioned that ECCeno Pools have a pre fabbed
type above the ground either 3" 01"'4" and prices would
:i'lcli\de "filt~,,!I'~"., lirH'?r'!;:; f2tC. Thf'.::y al"t:::/ .::\\,ic::\:i.lablf':!! i...-I 'various:;.
sizes 25 x 45 at $16,000 and the Acqua L.earner Series 15 x 30
at $6,000.. He thought this might be constructed at a
recre~tion area for our Summer Program and taken down during
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the Winter. We would have to operate it and provide life
gpi:')r'c:ls;, ctv;)mic;;:d.s E?tC. PI ffiHK:E! ~\IC.I.,dd ii:'ds;o hii:l\if:~ to I:)fi~
p';"o\/idr,,:'d. It \,'Ji::i~;, ~;:,uq(::1sted tt-'Iat thir:::. si::~e poc.l \^Jould bE! s:,mall
as the pool we now contract out for at Deer Hill was approx.
4~ - 50 ft. lonq and could accomodate 50 children comfort-
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Mr. Wood mentioned that the Commission Members have been
invited to attend the Little League opening ceremonies on
P'j")'I'il c:hth .::It ';-:i~OO i,i.m.
He said that the door lock on the handicapped facility
was broken and Mr. Maurer said it has been replaced several
t i mii::!':; .:~ I '," fi~i::' d y .
It was requested that the porta john be kept for another
month. The secretary will call to make these arrangements.
Mr. Wood reported that Roy Gallinger might be willing to
do some odd jobs at Robinson if he were asked. Mr. Maurer
rnent :i.on(::,',d thiiil t S"OITlP 'fount":1 i 'ns rH:,?pdecl tel b€'2 r::d,:r i:'~ i qh tF2l"H?d and
it was suggpsted that Roy be approached to do this.
Mr. Wood mentioned there had been some confusion
i'G!qii:il"di'nq th(,? 'fE~nc:inq work .:.~t F~obirl~.;:,c:q"'1 i:!lncl th.;;d,: a c:ouplE:,) o'f
pc-opln f',"om L..:i,ttlF! L(~2iiilquE! ~:::,pokf? ~\lith l"lrs. Pai'no l::d::Jout c:,lEd;t:i.lHJ
the fencing work done. She visited the fields and told them
to get some bids for the work they needed done. Three bids
were received and two (2) of the three were about $9,800.
fhp tl"',i,d ~'.~,,:\!=. r'n:<m P,'-'l Ff",ncF! a'ncl it ~"Ji::iS '/D't;F!d to i:71ccept tl"',is:,
pl'opnsal and have the work done by opening day if
possible. The following is the estimate from A-I Fence which
'i',I;::\ :i:i. F.lr;:p j'" 0 v'E~d ~
F lEI J) I~~:;':~ ..... 1:;:E!nH:,'/t~ ;:!.....70" !5f?C t i Ol"',!:; c<1" lj." high chi:.'1:i. r", l:i. 'nk
'ff::,ncf.;),. S:,uF'ply :~" set rlf::'\fJ 2" pc<str:5" reinstall old
rai,l & wire. $485.00
PE~p}f'\Cf2 }.....3" end pClst B" hiqh f'f2ncE!.. 90..00
Bb'i::l:lghtf")'I"1 hO' 0'1" B" hiql"'1 ff")j"H::{~. iSO.OO
S.,\pply ~'x install ::~ E?>:tl"'a l'-,::ii,ls cln E:)iiKh
of 3 backstops,120" welded 170.00
Dig arDund backstops posts lower back-
stop ~~Q~QQ
1 ,I l5~:'.i ..00
BIG BOY - Take down 220"-4" high chain link fence,
:;.;upply & il"'ls,tc:lll r"IE~~'J 2" D.d. PDsts;, 't"'f::)"-
install old rail & wdre 770.00
Straighten 2-30" sect. of 8" fence. hO.OO
Remove concrete on backstDp posts
above qround straighten posts re-
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cement. 200.00
Cut bottom 4' of wire 20' wire off
backstop. Supply ~ install new 20'-6'
high wire and 3-20 lengths of rail 60' gQQ~QQ
1 ,2:30.00
SFNIOR LEAGUE 2-Remove 2-20' sections of 6'
wire-weld 2' to top of posts,
supply ~ install 2-20' sections
bj" gi::llv. ~'Jii'''f"i:1. F<f"2mO\/f?!! co'ncri::~te
1-'+" posts i::lbc<ve r;p-c<und.
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SENIOR LEAGUE I.-Remove damaged material. Supply
~"inE:,tall 1-'2 1/2" o.d. by 10'
high foul post
12'-4' galv, wire.
1-2 1/2' end post.
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36.00
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166.00
TOTP,L.
E! , 871 .00
Mr. Wood reported he is working on getting 2 boys to do
the marking of the fields.
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Mrs. Schmalz mentioned that she had put the Youth Bureau
report on a lotus program and felt that it would be
bF'l'lE:f i c i ii:, 1 to hii:l\/f2 OUi- budi]et o'n the s;;;lme pr'(::<i:;)'f' ;;;\1'1'1.. I t ~\liii\!::,
suggE'E:,t<'2c1 tl-'iii:d; t"JF.! S',hcll.lld try' tCI obti:-ilir-, a lc:d;t.U~:; prclgr"':'1m ii1nd
her son would work up the budget on it for us.
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Mr. Maurer reported that John Vorndran has accepted the
position of Maintenance Director and that Vassalo has done
the fertilizing on the fields.
On a motion by Mrs..Schmalz seconded by Mrs. Korz the
in":!f2tirH] i:~d.jour"i-if:?!c1 cod; 9:~::;O p..m.
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BILLS PAID DURING
JANUARY. FEBRUARY AND MARCH
A-7ll0.l
Norma Gallinger
Norma Gallinger
Norma Gallinger
Norma Gallinger
Norma Gallinger
1-10
1-24
2-7
2-21
3-5
A-71l0.4
Elaine H. Snowden (Petty Cash) 1-10
Wappinger Central School 2-7
Active Tire Service, Inc. 2-7
Urey Hardware 2-28
Wappinger Central School 3-18
A-7140.1
Cathy Yacovelli
Giannina Poulios
Cathy Yacovelli
Cathy Yacovelli
2-7
2-21
2-21
3-18
A-7140 .4
Laura Combes 1-24
National Rec. & Parks Assoc. 2-28
Poughkeepsie Journal 3-18
B-7310.4
Urey Hardware 1-24
ENCUMBERED BILLS FROM 1985 BUDGET
A-7ll0.4
B. & D. Contracting 1-24
Highway Account 1-24
S. & R. Construction 1-24
Town Little League 1-24
Victor Gennodie 2-7
Royal Auto Parts 3-5
A-7140.1
Laura Combes
Jim Hughes
1-24
1-24
A-7140.4
Wappingers Central School 1-24
B-7310.4
Barbara Montross 1-24
D'Agostino Nursery 1-24
Meadowbrook Farm 1-24
Taylor Rental Center 1-24
Urey Hardware 1-24
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
2.67
166.21
61.00
23.18
392.86
68.00
100.00
68.00
88.00
21. 04
150.00
45.32
11. 98
1,800.00
222.08
930.00
1,970.81
360.00
14.40
108.00
120.00
2,837.95
8.00
72 .89
55.80
65.00
63.78