1996-05-14
RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
MAY 14, 1996
AGENDA
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PRESENT: RlH, B.R, K.D., J.C., J.E., RF., B.G., E.K., S.M.
APPROVE MINUTES April 16, 1996
Corrections:
Approved:
Seconded:
CORRESPONDENCE
1. Resignation from Sue Parliman, Senior Arts and Craft Teacher, as of 5/18/96
2. Request fromCub Scout Pack 52 - Use of Castle Point 6/8/96
3. Letter from Supervisor Smith Re: variance for sign at Schlathaus
4. Letter from Friends of Parks Re: Grant
5. List of Summer Concerts in the Area complied by Richard Rose, Town of Poughkeepsie
6. Thank you from the March of Dimes for use of their facilities.
7. Memo from D. C. Health Re: Drowning Prevention Seminar
8. Approval from Van Wyck for use of their facilities 7/15 to 7/19 from 9:30 - 12:00
9. Letter from New Holland - Re: Delivery of New tractor 120 days
1 O.Copy of letter received by Town Board from Roe Movers regarding Airport Park
11. Rec. Application, check and insurance from John Dore Sunday Morning League
REPORTS
K.D. E.K.
B.R. B.G.
J.C. S.M.
lE. RlH.
RF.
NEW BUSINESS - Meadow Wood Subdivision
OLD BUSINESS -
MEETING ADJOURNED
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RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES
MAY 14. 1996
NEXT MEETING JUNE 11, 1996 AT SCHLA THAUS PARK
The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Recreation Committee was held
May 14, 1996 at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New
York.
The meeting was called to order by Ralph J. Holt, Chainnan at 8:30 p.m. Others
present were Bernie Reimer, Recreation Director, Commission Members Ronald Friedman,
Barbara Gutzler, Ellen Korz and Stephen Miller.
The minutes of the April 9, 1996 meeting were approved on a motion Miss Gutzler
seconded by Mrs. Korz with all in favor.
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
I. Invitation to News Center 6 for Senior Appreciation Day on May 15th.
2. Invitation to Supervisor Smith and Town Board members forSenior Appreciation Day.
3. Thank you from Kathi DeLisa to Fishkill Senior Citizen Director for "Wheel Less" Fortune.
4. Two memos to Supervisor Smith regarding the hiring of a new maintenance person
5. Letter to Peter Mack of Dutchess County Health Department regarding the request for variance
on immunization records for the children registered in the playgrounds.
6. Requests to the Town Board for the following P.O.'s:
1. Miracle Recreation for 2 bleacher frames.
2. Miracle Recreation for slide for Quiet Acres
3. Morie Company for clay for Castle Point, Martz Field and Robinson Lane
4. S. & S. Arts and Crafts for supplies for the 6 playgrounds
5. Wappinger Central School District for the Summer Transportation
6. American Red Cross for the certification of the playground counselors
7. Deer Hill for use of their facilities for swim program - Was approved at 4/22/96 Town
Board meeting.
8. Christ Bar Electric to do electric work at Schlathaus - P.O. Was given to D. Silvestri
CORRESPONDENCE
A letter of resignation was received from Lois (Sue) Parliman effective May 18,
1996.
A memo was received from Supervisor Smith with regard to our request for a
variance for a sign at Schlathaus Park. The current sign at the park is in terrible condition with the
plastic runners cracked and therefore the letters do not stay on the board. A request was sent for a
variance for a 40 sq. ft. sign. We felt that this is still one way to get messages to the Town
residents regarding upcoming events in the Town i.e. baseball, soccer, football sign ups, Town
Concerts, playground information, school functions, etc. We feel that since a lot of the residents
are not now receiving the Southern Dutchess News that this was one way to get messages of
upcoming events to the public. Supervisor Smith indicated in her memo that she felt that our
request for a variance for a sign at Schlathaus Park should not be allowed. She indicated that the
Town departments should set the example for the community to follow regulations. At this point
we do not know how we should proceed with this- get a price to fix up what we now have or
remove them completely.
A request was received from Cub Scout Park 52 for the use of Castle Point
Recreation Area on June 8, 1996. This request was approved and was given to Mr. Miller to
follow up.
A letter was received from Friends of Parks, Recreation & Conservation in
Dutchess, Inc. This group is offering grants to fund projects related to parks, recreation or
conservation. Any government entity or not-for-profit organization serving Dutchess County, NY
is eligible to submit a proposal. The grants are available for up to $300., the total of all grants will
not exceed $1,800. The grant funds have been accumulated through general operations and would
be eligible as matching funds. There is no formal proposal package or present format for
submitting a request although they do request that it be written in English and be somewhere
between one paragraph and three pages in length. It was suggested that Mr. Reimer work up a
proposal for one of the special events for the summer playground program. Deadline for the
requests is June 28th. A ward decisions will be made on or before July 28th.
A list of the Summer Music concerts of the various local Recreation Departments
for 1996 has been received. This list was complied by Richard Rose of the Town of
Poughkeepsie Recreation Department and included concerts scheduled by Taconic Region, Towns
of East Fishkill, Fishkill, Hyde Park, LaGrange, Wappinger, Washington and Poughkeepsie.
A thank you letter was received from Diane Quint, Community Director of the
March of Dimes for the use of Castle Point on Sunday, April 28th for their March of Dimes Birth
Defects Foundation walk. She indicated that Castle Point is such a beautiful spot.
A letter was received from the Dutchess County Health Department regarding the
presentation of a Drowning Prevention Seminar for the lifeguard at supervised swimming pools
and bathing beaches. They have scheduled two seminars and the dates are May 24th at 10:30 and
June 6th at 3:30 p.m. Although these might be informative sessions, the dates and times are not
good for our employees.
Approval was received from the Van Wyck Junior High School for the use of their
gym, lockers and restrooms for the week of July 15th thru July 19th (9:30 a.m. thru 12:00 p.m.) for
the Boys and Girls Basketball Camp. The letter also listed several guidelines that must be adhered
to. This was given to Mr. Reimer for his information
A letter was received from New Holland indicating that the order for our new Ford
tractor, Model 3930, was placed on April 14, 1996 and that delivery is approximately 120 days.
They indicated that the delivering dealer will be Pine Plains Ford Tractor in Pine Plains, N.Y.
A copy of a letter from Roe Movers which was addressed to the Town Board was
given to the Recreation Committee for their information. In this letter concern was expressed
regarding the soccer facility on Airport Drive. They feel that the parking arrangements and the
proximity of the parking lot to the road have created a potential hazard to the children playing on
and around the field. This letter was discussed that the April Town Board Meeting.
The application, check and insurance certificate has been received from the John
Dore, Sunday Morning League.
RECREATION DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Mr. Reimer mentioned that Jennifer Fisher has accepted the position as Summer
Director. As of today, the staff for the playgrounds is completed but it seems to change day to day.
Mr. Reimer is now working on scheduling the counselors for the RTE and CPR
recertification. The dates for the RTE Course has been set for June 3, 4, and 5th from 6:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. and on Saturday June 8th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mr. Reimer mentioned that some lady had questioned him about doing background
checks on the counselors. This will be discussed at a later meeting.
A calendar of the trips was handed out to all committee members. The only
additional trips will be a few camp to camp trips which the counselors will request after our staff
meeting on June 6.
The tennis clinics are being scheduled. The adult clinic will be starting on May
21 st and classes are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.to 10 a.m. and 10 a.m. to 11
a.m. for four weeks. The first summer clinic will be starting on June 25th again on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. There will be 3 morning sessions for children and 3 evening sessions for adults.
Registration for the tennis clinics are on May 20 and May 28 from 7 to 9 in the evening and on
June 4 and 5 from 9:30 to 12:00 and from 2:00 to 3:30. Mrs. Korz will purchase the tennis balls
for the clinics. The instructor is Barry Casowitz.
Mr. Reimer indicated that there are still openings for the Summer Basketball Clinic
which will be held at Van Wyck from July 15th to July 19th from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Mr. Reimer mentioned that Mrs. Roe brought back a sample reusable I.D. bracelet
from the N.Y.S. Recreation and Parks Conference in Syracuse. He mentioned that he has
contacted Anaconda Kaye about purchasing them or getting them donated and they did not know
anything about them. It was suggested that we order approximately 500 of the bracelets from
Larry Fox. The bracelets will not be imprinted. Mrs. Roe will check on the price for the bracelet
with nothing imprinted on it. The bracelet is a form of identi~cation for swim groups which is a
requirement mandated by the Board of Health.
ROBINSON LANE
Mr. Friedman mentioned that the fence at R-4 has been completed but that the
batting cage is not finished. The poles are in but that is all. Mr. Holt mentioned that the bottoms
on the backstops at R-3 and R-4 (Field 7 and 8) are raised and should be fixed before someone
gets an arm caught.
QUIET ACRES
Mrs. Korz mentioned that the basketball hoop needs to be fixed. Mrs. Roe
indicated that the neighbor on the left of the roadway has put in a large above the ground pool and
has had some septic work done. In order to gain access to his property, he was given permission to
use our access road. This area has not been cleaned up and there is some concern that because all
the brush has now been removed between the two properties that the children might go on his
property. Mr. Holt mentioned that he will look this over.
CONFERENCE
Miss Gutzler mentioned that she had spoken to several people at the Conference in
Syracuse and has received a proposal for a recreation software program. At the next meeting she
will have further information on this.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Mr. Holt mentioned that following:
1. We have received permission to hire the new part time maintenance person. He
has been contacted today and hopefully will start tomorrow.
2. The P.O. has been sent to the Town Board for approval to purchase the new clay
for 3 of the fields at Robinson Lane. Little League has indicated that if we do these three fields
that they will do the rest of the fields. We will also put some clay at Martz and Castle Point
Fields.
3. Mike Silvestri ofD. Silvestri Son Inc. has indicated that the light at Schlathaus
for the War Memorial will be completed by May 21 st. We will also be working on the lights on
the other side of the park.
4. Mr. Foster still has not done the blacktop work at Martz field that was promised
last year in trade for the flail mower.
5. Mr. Hurneston has not completed the work on the parking area at Robinson
Lane.
6. Mr. Holt was told that the Town will be bringing in fill to the Castle Point
recreation area starting on July 1st. If this is the case, we might have a problem and will have to
see about keeping the children away from the roadway. The electric work has not been completed
at Castle Point but we are hoping that it will be completed before the playground opens.
7. We haven't heard anything about the camera that was purchased last year. Since
this is the prime time for vandalism, we hope that it is still working.
8. We would like to do some fencing work around the barn especially between the
Fulton residence and our property. Mr. Fulton has more and more vehicles and trailers on his
property and it is a mess.
9. Mr. Holt indicated that he still intends to open up a right of way into Briar Lane.
10. There seems to be a problem with the Rymer Property so we will not be able to
get in there to do any work.
11. We have been at the Angelbrook Recreation Area and found that the area
neighbors have been dumping on the Town property and the area is a mess. It was noted that we
will have to clean up the area and make it safe.
12. Mr. Holt mentioned that we need to consider putting a grass vacuum in the
1997 budget. We need a fairly large one.
MEADOWOOD SUBDIVISION
The above subdivision plat was sent to us by the Planning Board and was reviewed
by the members. The primary concern that the Recreation Committee had was with the lack of an
access road. The Recreation Committee would like to see an access road off of Old Hopewell
Road as they were concerned with additional traffic going through Regency Drive.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. on a motion by Miss Gutzler seconded by
Mrs Korz.
Peggy Roe
Secretary
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MAY 1996 REPORT TO THE RECREATION COMMISSION
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 1996
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
APril activities at the Senior citizen center included
the regular schedule of arts/crafts, oil painting, exercise,
line dancing, photo club, videos, bingo, puzzles, cards and
games. The Center was closed April 5 for Good Friday.
60 Seniors were at the center on April 3rd for our annual
Easter Egg Hunt. Actually, sticks painted the color of the
eggs were hidden. Seniors "hunted" the sticks and then
turned them in for an egg the same color. There was
something for everyone. Each egg was filled with candy and
small prizes. several eggs had a numbered paper amid the
candy. The numbers corresponded with the different prizes.
Also had an Easter Bonnet Parade plus prizes for the best
bonnets.
Blood pressure screening was provided by the Heart Assoc.
on the 10th. The monthly birthday party was held on the
26th. A special birthday party was held for our Craft
teacher Sue parliman and also for Peggy Roe.
The trip to Foxwood was very successful. We were able to
accommodate those who had been on the waiting list for this
trip by using a second bus. This is a very popular trip.
There are 200 seniors registered at the Center and 178
seniors on the waiting list.
ITEMS TO BE NOTED:
1. Sue parliman, one of our craft teachers will be resigning
on May 17th, due to family illness.
2. I am working on a report of the NY state Parks and
Reacreation Conference for your information. The Conference
proved very beneficial in regards to Aging programs and what
the future holds with more people becoming seniors each
year. Networking with others in this recreation field is so
motivating and helpful.
3. May events include:wheel of Fortune, Mother's Day lunch
at Dynasty Restaurant, senior Appreciation Day, A Giant
Bingo held at the Zion Church and includes Fishkill, the
Zion Senior group and wappinger center, Breakfast at
Fishkill plains school and Health & Fitness Day. A busy
month ahead.
3. June events will include our Annual Anniversary B B Que
on June 6 with June 7th as a raindate
MAY
1996
TOWN OF WAPPINGER SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER: OPEN 10:00A.M.-3:00P.M.
20 Middlebush Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY. 12590 Phone:297-3670 Director: Kathi DeLisa
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1 Sue Esposito 117 Connie Pascento
9 Sue Bush 118 Art Eichler
12 Margaret Wathne 126 Ed DeMatteo
12 Ed Glick 127 Helen Ianuale
14 Anneliese Kolhosser30 Larry Inzeo
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By Kathi DeLisa, Director
MAY 1996
Daffodils and tulips, forsythia and crocus! Ah! It truly
is spring. For awhile I thought spring forgot to "sprung!"
But our April showers (and snow) finally brought us May
flowers. May is also Senior Citizen Month in honor of all
our wonderful "Older Americans." A BIG HUG TO ALL OF YOU!!!
May brings us soooooooo much to do. So read the calendar
and the newsletter carefully. Mark down all those dates
with special things happening!!!
The month starts with WHEEL OF FORTUNE on May 1 at
11:a.m. "Wheel" is brought to us be Patricia Sajek (Cindy
Starke) and Vanna Right(Lori Reighn) from the Fishkill
Center. Cindy with the help of Lori designed the game.
Fishkill Seniors really enjoyed it. So Cindy offered to
bring it to Wappinger. So get ready! If you wish to be a
contestant, let me know as soon as possible. There will be
prizes and lots of fun!
May is a special month for all Moms. HAPPy MOTHER'S DAY
to all of you. To celebrate, we will be going to the
Dynasty Restaurant for Chinese cuisine on Thurs. May 9th.
The Family Style lunch includes soup, eggroll, sesame -
chicken, shrimp and broccoli, pork fried rice, vegetables
and pepper steak. The cost to current dues paying members
is $6.00. Full cost is $12.00. You must sign up with me by
May 3rd. There will be no refunds after the 6th. Dial a
Ride has been informed of this.
May is also a special month for all Senior Citizens. It
is National Older American's Month. In honor of this, we
will have a SENIOR APPRECIATION DAY on Wed, May 15 to thank
you all for your contribution to our Country, society,
culture and for all you do. Thank you especially for just
being "you." We will have a light snack, cake etc. to
celebrate the day. If you have not yet placed your
nomination for our Wappinger Senior Center Senior of the
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The Great Bingo Bango! will be held at the Zion Church on
May 20th at 10a.m. Fishkill, Zion and Wappinger will once
again combine to have a GREAT DAY OF FUN! Our Center will
be closed. If you would like to participate in this Bingo
Bango, you must sign up with me (or those going to Zion may
sign up there) by May 13th. You must have a ticket to get
in. The cost for the ticket is $2.00. This will be used
for food and soda for the day. In addition, there is a
$1.00 charge per Bingo card to be paid that day. Sign up
with me now (please remind me to give you a ticket). Door
prizes, food, and lots more!.
We have been invited to FISHKILL PLAINS SCHOOL FOR
BREAKFAST on Thurs. May 23rd at 9:00 a.m. Many of you
helped to make the "Twiddles" to be given to the students
who will be serving us and entertaining us. This breakfast
is sponsored by the PTA. We have always had a wonderful
time here and I am sure you are all looking forward to
another heart warming morning. Please sign up with me by
May 15th if you would like to go to the breakfast. I am
checking with Dial a Ride on this, but because of the early
hour this may be a problem.
May 29th is SENIOR HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY. Sue Borchardt
and I are working on a program for this day. Stay tuned for
this. No final arrangements have been made, but we will
announce the events for the day. Possible events may
include a scavenger hunt, a poker walk, healthy and
nutritious snacks etc. Any suggestions also welcome.
Now for other May news.. .Blood pressure screening is the
8th. Birthdays will be celebrated on Fri. May 24th.
Remember, those with birthdays are asked to bring a cake for
the party. We will all help you celebrate.
Bingo days are Wed. the 8th, and Thurs. the 2nd, & 16th,
23rd, and 30th. Most bingo days are Thurs. this month
because of busy Wednesdays. Please note the Center ia
closed on Mon. May 27th for Memorial Day.
Whew! Told you there were sooooo many things to do in
May. Sure hope I can keep all the lists straight.
Orders for T-Shirts will be finalized as soon as we get a
sample of sizes. If you are interested in a Center T-shirt
let me know. You can have a choice of red with white
letters, navy blue with white letters or white with black
letters. The cost will be approximately $8.00 per shirt.
It could be fun for all of us to wear them for our 8th
anniversary BB Que or even out to a luncheon or have a
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special Center day and all wear our T-shirts and then we'll
have to have some kind of a party! Let me know if you are
interested as soon as possible.
COKING IN JUNE: Ou r 8TH ANNIVERSARY PICNIC AND B B QUE
to be held June 6th. Raindate June 7th. You can sign up for
this at anytime. (remind me to give you a ticket> Let me
know what you want to bring. Possible Father's Day Lunch at
Mariner's Harbor.
Ronnie Badowski, our volunteer, has offered to lead a
Creative Writing Class on "Writing Your Memoirs" and other
creative writings. Ronnie has been writing for several
years as a hobby as well as semi-professionally. "Writing
Your Memoirs" can be fun, can be shared with children and/or
grandchildren or just for yourself and for the fun of it.
Think of it as Telling a Story. Remember when you told your
children a story at bedtime? We all have a story to tell.
So think about it. Ronnie will help you put those thoughts,
those memories on paper. Let Ronnie or me know if you are
interested in this, we will set a day and time for a class.
Our Stories, Our Lives! What a legacy for your
grandchildren. GO FOR IT!
You may notice some changes in our Craft Program.
Regina, Sue and I are reorganizing and streamlining the
craft program. We hope as we reorganize, the program will
be more efficient, more exciting and also make crafts easier
and more fun to do. Notice the current projects now on the
door to the store room. These will be the items available
to make. These will change as new projects are ready. Old
projects will be taken down. This has a two fold purpose.
First, you will be able to see what is available and help
you to choose what you would like to do. Second, it will
make preparation easier for Regina and Sue. For 'those-
projects that cannot hang properly on the door, they will be
displayed on the table. Yes, there are some items that will
be available to make at all times such as the crosses, hugs,
etc. However, we will continue to bring new projects in so
you can enjoy making and/or learning new crafts. We are
open to any of your suggestions, criticism or help so feel
free to speak up.
The WALKING CLUB continues especially now that the
weather is better for us fair weather walkers. We have a
few new walkers. Welcome to our Club!! If you haven't
started walking and would like to join our walking club, let
me know and I'll put your name on the chart and explain the
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If anyone is interested in helping to plan different
Center events and help with the planning, please let me
know. Suggestions are always welcome. As you know, our
Center is really too small to do big parties or events. But
with some good ideas and help from you, we can do things
outside the Center or plan smaller events for inside the
Center. I welcome any ideas and help you can give. Maybe
we can have party committees, idea committees or whatever.
Please give me some feed back on this. Thank you.
The Wappinger Lions Club needs old eyeglasses or hearing
aids. If you have any you no longer want or need, bring
them to the Center. I will see to it that they are given to
the Lions Club.
Enjoy the poem by Sue Bush. This poem is in honor or the
one year anniversary of the Oklahoma Bombing. The Creative
Corner was started so you all have the opportunity to share
your creative writing, thoughts, drawing or cartoon. Come
on Seniors, let's see what your thoughts are! Don't be shy!
Share your thoughts and creativity with us!!!!I will include
these in the newsletter. We have many talented seniors at
the Center. Some do crafts, some paint or draw, some write
poetry and/or stories, some have wonderful and creative
ideas. You may submit your "writing" or even a drawing or
cartoon to me at any time. Please do not submit preprinted
articles etc. from other sources. I am sure we will all
enjoy reading or seeing the creativity of our fellow
seniors.
In regard to paying dues. Many of you are now paying
your dues on a yearly basis and for that I thank you. This
has made bookkeeping much easier and efficient. Many have
chosen to do this as they cannot be at the Center every week
and want to participate in our special events. Yearly dues
is $25.00. Many of you pay on a monthly basis and that too
makes it easier to keep track of. However, there are still
few who insist on paying on a weekly basis. Those paying on
a weekly basis will be asked to pay $1.00 a week' instead of
the previous 500 a week. The reason for this is fairness.
There are many who pay monthly or yearly and do not come
every week, but still pay their dues. However, if this is a
financial hardship for anyone, please see me. For those
paying dues by the month, May dues is $2.00. Those on the
waiting list are welcome to pay dues. This entitles you to
join our "out of Center" activities at a reduced cost.
A big hug to you all! Smile!!!
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MY DADDY AND MOMMY WERE READY TO GO
COME ON CHILDREN OR WE WILL BE LATE
NOT KNOWING OUR DESTINY OR OUR FATE.
BUT WE WERE READY AND EAGER TO GO
MOMMY AND DADDY BLEW A KISS TO US,
JUST LIKE THEY DID BEFORE, WALKING OUT THE DOOR.
NOT KNOWING THAT KISS, WAS A FOND FAREWELL
TO MY LITTLE BROTHER AND ME AS WELL.
SOME BAD MEN PUT A BOMB THERE,
KNOWING LITTLE CHILDREN,
AND BIG PEOPLE WERE THERE TOO, THEY DIDN'T CARE
ABOUT THE SUFFERING AND HEARTACHE THERE WOULD BE
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE, MY MOMMY, MY DADDY,
MY BABY BROTHER AND ME.
LIFE WON'T BE THE SAME NOW,
FOR MY MOMMY AND DADDY ANY MORE.
CAUSE WE LEFT THEM ALL ALONE.
WE WENT TO A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN
WHERE OTHER LITTLE CHILDREN PLAY,
BUT THE BAD MEN CAN'T HURT US ANY MORE.
CAUSE GOD WON'T LET THEM IN THE DOOR.
PLEASE CATCH THOSE BAD MEN,
DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY
TO DO THE SAME THING ANOTHER DAY
WHEN THE WALL CAME TUMBLING DOWN.
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BILLS PAID DURING MAY 1996
A-1620.40 CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC
Schlathaus Park
7808-0400-01-9
48.95
A-1620.41 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
Robinson Lane Rec. 227-9434 20.84
NYNEX
Schlathaus Park 297-4752 24.94
Barn (Montfort Road) 297 -3692 32.76
Martz Field 297-9928 4.28
Spook Hill 297-9861 5.59
Quiet Acres 297 -7780 5.59
A-71 10.4 Sherwin Williams 48.06
Bottini Fuel 328.30
EnviroClean Porta Potty Robinson Lane 137.45
EnviroClean Porta Potty Airport Park 116.00
EnviroClean Porta Potty Airport Park 70.20
EnviroClean Porta Potty Rockingham Park 116.00
EnviroClean Porta Potty Rockingham Park 70.20
EnviroClean Porta Potty Castle Point Picnic 58.00
EnviroClean Porta Potty Castle Point Ballfield 58.00
EnviroClean Porta Potty Castle Point Picnic 5.85
EnviroClean Porta Potty Robinson Lane 75.55
Hutchinsons Equipment Corp. 49.00
Royal Carting Service Co. 527.81
Milton Alley Agway 15.50
Dan Zag - Royal Auto Parts 3.44
Dyna Watch, Inc. / Robinson Lane 240.00
Home Depot 233.31
AmeriTech 25,000.00
AmeriTech 1,420.00
A-7140.4 Southern Dutchess News 10.65
A-7620.4 Petty Cash 75.29
Coffee System 52.00
Hobby Hut 49.41
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Bills paid during May 1996
A-7620A
Time
Popular Science
Hobby Hut
29.97
13.94
49.99
B-7310A
EnviroClean Porta Potty
Petty Cash
75.55
10.71
A-200 1
Jeanne Ditton (Basketball)
Patricia D' Antono(Basketball)
Kent Chiavaroli (Basketball)
15.00
25.00
15.00
A-1990.5
The Hotel Syracuse Radisson Plaza
352.78