Board Members in attendance: Hank Earle, Laura Russo, Pat Ploeger, Marguerite Shortt; Lucinda Johnson
Pledge of Allegiance
Minutes: 8/4/16 have been approved – send to town for record
Lake Management:
DASNY grant: Contract should be completed by mid Sept. Then we can lower the lake. The bid will go out then. Hopefully October completion.
Parklands:
Walking path: Saturday’s @ 10 am – 2pm, September 24th and continue until Oct 29th - we need volunteers- possibly recruit high school kids for community service. Start at Laconia and clear the woods so we can save money
Illegal parking: No overnight parking by anyone: You are only allowed to park while using the lake by members of the park district. We need the Town to start ticketing. Our town code enforcer is responsible for enforcing this local law.
Beaches:
Dock replacement: A grant is pending with DASNY
DOH – closed Jackson Beach on 8/31– blue/green algae bloom – it wasn’t tested – it was visual
Ballfield:
Basketball court: It is in its final stage – The County donated clean loads of fill to help level off the land. The bids are due back on 9/8
Recreation & Events:
Family Movie Night – Sat 9/3 Warren Beach
Music on the beach: Fri 9/9 @ 8pm – Warren Beach
Volleyball: Wednesday’s @6:30 – Warren Beach
Advisory Board Member needed to fill a vacant seat- they need to attend 2 mtgs a month and participate in events, team player.
The 2017 budget was submitted on 8/22/16
Public recognition: A suggestion for more activities at the ballfield – soccer/kickball/whiffle ball, flag football, badminton, etc…. but we need volunteers to organize the events
We will try to borrow the flag football equipment from the rec center and just have a random game and see if we get a good turnout.