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1988-02-11 AGENDA RECREATION COMMISSION February 11, 1988 CALL MEET ING TO ORDER PRESENT: APPROVE MINUTES: January 14, 1988 Approved: Corrections: CORRESPONDANCE: Letter from Heritage Task Force Letter from Connie Smith re: Bi-Centennia1 Letter from "Riverfest "88" REPORTS: B.R. N.D. E. K. J.M. H.J.M. H. S. B. W. R.J.H. OLD BUSINESS - Easter Party NEW BUSINESS ~ at ~~ C1u-~ MEETING ADJOURNED NEXT MEETING Seconded :' -. IQ~N QE ~eEEING~8 8~~8~eIIQ~ ~QM~I~~IQM t!lr~!JI~~ = f.:~f!8!Je8y. lL~_ 1:?~.!2 !'j~XI !:1~gIl~~ !:1eBrJJ 1.Q~'!. 12!2~ .6r 7J..~s? E...!!.!'1. The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation Commission was held February 11, 1988 at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,New York. Mr. Holt opened the meeting (held in the Employee"s Lunch Area) at 7:30 p.m. with the following persons present: Ralph J. Holt, Chairman, Commission Members Nancy Drennan, Ellen Korz, Joseph Mastroianni, Hugh J. Maurer, Bill Wood and Maintenance Supervisor John Vorndran. Herb Stoller arrived at 7:55 p.m. The minutes of the January 14, 1988 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Mastroianni seconded by Mrs. Korz with all in favor. !;!QBI Be!1E An applicatin was received from Heritage Task Force for a grant for the boat ramp. Because of the parking situation we are not able to make any applicatin but Mr. Maurer mentioned that we should continue to maintain it. Until we solve the parking problem that is all we can do. ~eE.E.!NE~;B .J'B_!!. !:1.IE!:1 B.G!:1QQb At our last meeting Mr. Reimer mentined he had problems with Mr. Biasotti and the Jr. High obtaining permission to use their facilities and equipment for our gymnastics pro- gram. He eventually was able to get the Myers Corners School for" the program. Mr. Reimer mentined that it seemed that the problem stemmed from an incident that happened over 10 years ago. Mr. Maurer mentined he was not aware of any problems and suggested that a letter be sent stating we were not aware of any problems and that we felt that the School and Town should work together toward programs for the betterment of the CClmmuni ty. Es~lQB .GIIlb~~B 181EB Mr Mastroianni mentioned that the Senior Citizen trip to Elmsford is scheduled for March 31st. The pick up points are at the Zion Church Park and the Town Hall. Future trips already planned will be a West Point Cruise on June 21st and a December 7th Christmas Trip to Pomona. More information will be given on these trips when the time gets c 1 osel- . 1 2~N1QB GII1~gN BQQ~ Mr. Mastroianni mentioned he had met with Mrs. Paino and that he was anxious to get a program going for the Senior Citizens Room. They met with Mrs. Powers of the Dutchess County Senior Citizens Association but he felt that we didn't need a contract with them but that we run it ourselves with the help of a Part Time Director. Since we are not sure what Mrs. Paino's thoughts are on this we are not sure what direction will be taken. He met with a representative from Sherman's Furniture Co. in the Senior Citizen Room to check over the room so she could give us some ideas regarding the furnishings. After she took several measurements and discussed several ideas she told Mr. Mastroianni that a report would be sent in the next couple of weeks. She also mentioned that she might know someone who might donate a gazabo. EQGG~B Mr. Stoller mentioned that he and Mr. Masci of the United Soccer League looked over Castle Point Area and felt that it was not suitable for a soccer complex. He mentioned that they had looked around at other pieces of land and were interested in a large piece North of the Airport adjacent to the Reynolds property and South of the Airport near Quiet Acres. Mr. Vorndran and Mr. Maurer mentioned that they felt that the land South of the Airport was stripped and not suitable. Mr. Vorndran suggested another area which was the Stringham Property off 376 which he thought consisted of 10 to 12 acres. Mr. Stoller also mentioned the Town Hall Property but the Commission felt that it was too wet. Mr. Stoller was asked to suggest that the soccer people look into the property North of the Airport and see if it belongs to the County. Mr. Maurer questioned why they felt the Castle Point property was not suitable as he felt that the acerage was okay and all it needed was some bulldozer work. The Commision felt that would be better than to try and fill in the Town Hall property. GQ8B~EE:Q!~.H?gNGs A letter was received from Catherine Rogers regarding "RivEH-'fest '88" a cultul-al, histcll-ical festival similar tCI 1987 Tricentennical Celebration. The celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 4th. We received a letter from Constance O. Smith, Chairperson for the celebration of the I'Bi-Centennial of the Ratification of the Constitution". Since the Constitution was ratified by N.Y. in Dutchess CD. a festival and parade 2 ~ .' will be held at the Riverfront Propety on Saturday, July 23rd. It was suggested that a copy of this letter be sent to Supervisor Paino suggesting that the Town Board might want to participate. The Secretary handed out a list of all Parks with acreage and equipment/facilities. It was requested that all members review the list and give their comments. Mr. Maurer mentioned that he thought there was a recreation area on Mac Farlane Road which was not included on this list. The Secretary will check further on this. ~teII~@ BI~t The skating rink worked well this year and there have been many positive comments. The parents thought it was great for the little ones. The only problem we have to think about for next year is to set aaside hours for the hockey players. It was suggested maybe next year we put one in Spook Hill and Quiet Acres. It was also suggested that the skating go up at the barn and keep it out of Schlathaus. ~eB~ The electricity has been put in the barn and now we are waiting to put the water in. Everything is now being stored in the barn and the Highway Dept. is also using it for some of their equipment. We are hoping to have it painted in the Spring. The property has been surveyed and we found that the Town line goes through Mr. Fulton's driveway. Mr. Holt met with Mr. Fulton to discuss this and asked about the possibility of straightening out the line. Mr. Fulton was basically agreeable. We must now speak with Jay Paggi and our Attorney regarding this. Eae~~ Mr. Holt mentioned that the Town has $324,000. in funds to distribute and received over $1,675,000. requests. The first step for the panel was to remove those who did not meet the requirements. He mentioned that many were worthwhile projects but just did not meet all the requirements. The Commission put in two requests. The first for $48,900. plus plumbing costs for Robinson Lane and the second for the building at Quiet Acres. The Quiet Acres building will be for storage only. 3 ~ .' ~EQQt Hlbb We are scheduled to go out to bid again around the first of March for the rest room facilities as Spook Hill. It was suggested that we take a look at the playground facilities ay Geiring Park in Fishkill and maybe we could do something similar at the Spook Hill Park. ~BBI~B Since it is possible that Schlathaus Park will be too wet to have any program at the Park for Easter, it was suggested that we contact Ketcham High School to see about using their facilitiies (field or gym). Mrs. Korz will look into acquiring the facilities and Mrs Drennan will see about getting an Easter Bunny costume. It was suggested we contact the New Hackensack Fire Company and make sure there isn~t any conflict with the one they usually run. The Secretary will contact Irving Ness Co. in Newburgh regarding prices for candy. Mr. Reimer will be asked to make the public address system available. ~QEI~Bbb IgB~ Mrs. Drennan mentioned that the softball team is willing to work on the Rockingham Field if we could supply the York Rake and some clay. This will be arranged. The meeting was adjourned at 9:04 on a motion by Mr. Wood seconded by Mr. Mastroianni. ~~ Peggy Roe Secretary 4 ... "'",,- ~ . @.lbbe EBIQ R~81~E Je~~e8y. e~Q E~~8~B8Y. 00-06-7110.4 H. G. Page & Sons Urey Hardwc:\l-e BCtttini Fuel Urey Hardware L1c'yd Lumbei- 25.38 34.50 25.32 11.98 10.51 00-06-7140.1 Cathy Yacovel1i 50.00 ~~~~~~~8~Q ~lbbe EBIQ Rent All Centeol- East Fishkil1 R.R. Ties Co., Inc. R. G. H. Construction L.lctyd Lumber- Dutchess Overhead Doors Dutchess Outdoor Power Equipment L.aur a CCtc'/TIbes ,J i m Hughes Giannia PCtu1 ic.s Cathy Yacctvell i Old Oak Landscaping Anaconda Kaye Sports ~:::Ui- t S. 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