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Recreation Commission Meetin OFF ICD
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May 2,2000 "'S`` CIIUSEjTS
Attendees Present: Dave Leary, Chairman; Lynne McDonnell, Commission Clerk
Excused Absence: Danielle Fish, Charlotte Falkner
Unexcused Absence: Jim Leaverton
Lorilee Fish, Recreation Director
Deanna Black, Assistant to the Recreation Director
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.
2. Old Business:
A. The Recreation Department has not been asked to cut the budget, therefore the budget has
been submitted as requested.
B. It looks as if the Army Corp of Engineers have been approved to clear Plymouth Street,
however a time schedule has yet to be determined due to the possibility of the troops
deployment to Bosnia where they would spend six months.
C. The Adult Volleyball program will be run on Wednesday nights at Qualters Middle
School. A $25.00 per person fee will be charged to cover the custodial services. Any
remaining balance will be taken from the gift account.
D. To date there are six 5 on 5 team registrations, and four 3 on 3 team registrations.
E. The Open Space Conservation Commission meeting has been postponed until June.
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3. Reservation Requests:
A. Motion: By Lynne McDonnell to accept the dates needed by Holy Cross to run the
soccer camp at Plymouth Street for the children of Mansfield. Dave Leary supports the
motion. Lorilee will poll the other Commission members over the telephone to get an
approval/denial of the proposed motion,
B. It has been agreed to postpone the motion for the Mansfield Animal Welfare's Reservation
Request until the next meeting when a quorum is present.
C. The Mom's Club has requested use of the South Common for a garage sale. Lorilee has
notified the club that an insurance binder will be needed in order to reserve the Common.
D. Mike Ahern and Mark Cook- Field Update
E. Plymouth Street Baseball Field
- Water problem
- Temporarily fix by draining the water from the field.
- Fall proposal- Take the baseball field off-line for nine months. Build the field up by
thirteen inches.
- Dave, Lynne, and Lorilee are in agreement with the proposed plan and agree to take the
field off-line mid-August with a reopening date of the Fall of 2001.
B. Lights at Memorial Park tennis courts
- The four middle courts will be lit, leaving the two end courts shadowed.
F. Pratt Street
- Spreading loom and installing the irrigation system.
- Pending the fence installation and parking issues, the fields should be online for the
Fall of 2001.
5. Questions and Comments: None.
6. The Recreation Commission presented a plaque of appreciation to Dick Blandori for his years
of service and contributions as a member of the Commission.
7. Next Commission Meeting: Tuesday May 23, 2000 at 6:00 PM.
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