Okay, >> good evening everyone. It's Wednesday, November 19, 2025 for a meeting of the Cranberry Parks and Recreation Commission. Let's begin with um any to the republic for which it stands. One
nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> And we have a reading of our state of adequate notice. >> Pursuant to the open public meetings act, notice of this meeting was sent to the Cranberry Press, the Trenton Times,
and Home News Tribune on January 3rd, 2025, posted on the bulletin board, posted on the township's website, and sent to those who requested a copy of this notice. All right. And can we have a roll call for attendance and report a volunteer
hours? >> Okay. Christina >> here five hours. >> Brendan >> here two hours. >> Kelly, >> hello. Here. Uh, two hours. >> Kate's not here. Not here. Sally
>> present. Four hours. >> Deep's not here. Not here yet. and Michael's not here today. >> All right, minutes. Um, we have for consideration our minutes from our last meeting. Are there any uh concerns or
corrections for our draft minutes here? >> Well, I'm just curious why all the volunteer hours are 75. >> Is that anybody said that we were there for three quarters? Is that meant to be inclusive of like >> meeting time? >> Yes.
>> Okay. >> It includes the meeting >> which are to include 1.75 hours for today's meeting today. >> Oh, I thought it was just extra that we put in. >> No, you get volunteer hours for the meeting. >> Well, we report in our meetings. Okay.
>> The um our own our private timeed hours and then the addition of the meeting which we don't individually report separately is my understanding. All right. >> Everything else looks good. >> All right. Well, if there are no >> I'd like to make a motion to adopt the minutes.
>> All right. Is there a second for that? >> Second. >> All right. Let's have a roll call for that. >> Christina, >> yes. >> Brendan, >> yes. >> Kelly, >> yes. >> And Sally, >> yes.
>> All right. Moving on to our reports. um our parks preserve updates from our members any uh activity or such matters new to us that you need that you have observed and would like to report on.
I have seen as it's become darker earlier a increasing number of vehicles in the parking lot of Milstone Park. Um after it gets dark they I say increasing number there like
there's just an increasing amount of time I I drive by or look out my window and I see there's one or two cars either in or come or going in or coming out parking lot which is meant not to be in use after a dark just something to note here. Anyone
else? >> No, I just walked um village and heritage con statues. I meant to look at it closer. I don't know if the base is wood or metal. Is it metal? >> It's metal. >> Oh, I don't know.
>> With marble. >> Oh, is it rustic? >> It's It It's rusty and that's intentional. >> Oh, it's intentional. Okay. I was going to say maybe put something >> That's how they put it in. That's how they put it in. >> Okay. >> All right. I uh see no further comment
there. So, let's move on to our next agenda item. Memorial benches. There are no applications um in the works, so nothing to report there. No new applications received. Um environmental permission. >> Yes, I went to the meeting last Monday and there are just a few things to
report. Apparently, we're in a drought warning in the state of New Jersey. So, a shade tree will not be planting any trees this fall. They're going to wait until the spring. Um EC is considering signage at Pin Oaks
for dogs off leash. Apparently the person who lives right across the street is sees dogs off leash all the time and it's um she said it's hazardous to kids getting on and off the school bus sees dogs off leash. Uh EC is going to put in their budget
gravel for the path, money for gravel for the path on Old Cranberry Road that goes from um all the way down the pin pin oaks that the tree farm there.
So um they are going to put that in their budget for next year to ask for money to improve that. And um you see they will be asking scouts to build boardwalks in the cranberry book preserve in the um the
cranberry book trail which is the one that goes between the back of the firehouse to uh it it's it's a it's a a wish at this time because they have to get permission from um EPA or whoever it is and um all that
stuff. >> Mhm. >> But um but they are interested in maintaining that trail and they think one of the only ways to do it is to put some kind of boards in there because it gets so overgrown in the summer. So and that was all that they said that pertain
to parks and wreck. Any questions? Yes, >> did they did um either environmental or shade trees put money in for the trees by the library for the trust tables? Do you know? >> I do not know. and and also we wanted money. We wanted
trees around the new walking trail in Village Park >> and they had said they would do that. So I have not coordinated with Shade Tree. They're not on our agenda. I don't know whether anybody coordinates with Shade Tree. Oh yeah, they see it coming up next. We really need someone to
coordinate with Shade Tree on those wishes that we have. >> Sure. Um I I don't have a report for Jay here today. >> So the two concerns would be the trees around the chest tables and trees around
the walking path in Village Park new walking path. Thank you. Just to clarify, are we deferring to them on choice of trees? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. So it's just like a Could you ask for
>> choice location? They had told me before that they would buy the trees for there. >> If they're not, if you speak to them and they're not, then maybe we could put it in our budget because I think it's it's important to have trees around that walking trail. We would still need their
input as to what type and where to plant them so that the roots don't interfere with the trail. Um, but I think it's important to to get that All right. Anything else on your EC? >> All right. J tree commission. There are
no representatives here and I don't have I haven't had it. I don't have an update to report on either. Does anyone else have any updates to report here? Any communication from J tree? Okay. Let's move on to township committee. Um our leaison from be here
today. I don't have an update uh for from him and as far as updates for him after the meeting. I will get in touch with Matt afterward and um in the rundown on what we uh we
want to know some of which we have already discussed and some of which we will discuss later tonight on the rest of our agenda. Anyone else for uh want to be heard on township committee report? All right. In that case, let's move on to our old business circle procurement
of village park. Um, I don't have a report here. Did anyone have does anyone have anything to report on? Um, >> yeah. So Sally made some site visits to two loca two companies that sell gazeos
and kind of worked with um the owners to do a site check at um at the circle in village park. They did measurements. They provided a selection of what they recommend um which includes the gazebo itself level to the ground, gravel,
pavement, and then some room for um shrubbery or whatever we choose to put at a later date. Those quotes there was I believe two of them were provided to Ken to um look over and to potentially put into the budget. It was roughly
20,000 $23,000 for the structure itself and all the labor and materials required. Um so it'll be at one end of the circle so we have more room if you ever want to put something else in put a garden in the statue nothing
>> really I pictured it right in the middle with something on either side. >> That's what we had said. >> Yeah. >> So um >> it's a it's an oval so there is still room on either side for plenty of new things. Yeah. So, Sally spent a lot of
time um speaking to those two companies and got all the detail and I emailed and texted it to Ken. So, hopefully he shares it with you and you can add it to the budget. >> All right. Um
and Ken, our recreation director, is not with us here tonight. He is um away from out of town. All right. I will um ask Ken to email us an update in advance. Well,
hopefully in the next week or so, but in advance of our next meeting so we can prepare more. >> And if you could also fill us in on the the tennis courts, maybe send an email to you and you send it to us. People have been asking me what the update is
also on the um filation area. I know that the they chose a installer and I actually met with them. I met with PSCG to go over where the
line the electric line is. Um, but what's happening? >> We're waiting for the plumber, our plumber inspector to do the inspection before they can do the install. He's been on vacation for two weeks. So,
>> clarify that for me. Why does our plumber have to inspect it before it's even done? They >> he has to look over the paperwork and move forward that way. It's in construction office now. So, that's where the holdup is. >> It's like a permitting approval matter.
>> Do you anticipate any problems with it? I that's not my department. >> Well, except mother nature. The ground's too hard to dig >> cuz they've already turned the fountain off, so the water is probably off there.
>> Yeah, that's uh >> let's just wait till next year. >> Indeed. Yeah. Well, >> you should have a >> I guess the good news if that comes to if it comes to that is no one was going to use it over the winter anyway.
Although it certainly can't wait to cross that off the list with a big black marker. All right. So, we need to get updates from Ken on on that matter as well. Anyone else for circle procurement park?
All right. Let's move on then to our community interest survey which we have here to look at. >> Yes, I apologize one for being a little bit late to this meeting but also for not getting a circle like this directly. We figured the quickest would just be to
have it printed for tonight. Um Michael couldn't be here but we went back and forth on the kind of shortened survey that we all talked through last time. Um, and then getting this into a Google form. Some of the questions had to be like unfortunately rephrased given the
format, like the restrictions that they had in the kinds of questions you could do. So, I think we were just looking for sort of a final gut check in terms of like running through this. Does this feel logical and the right um scope of questions that we want to capture for
this round? And then again, our hope is that we can actually get it out like tomorrow uh or as quickly as possible once we're all applied. >> I had a question on on the first five questions. Is there a way to say enter the number of people in your
household for the following and then under 10 years of age and then an open field? >> So that's what we had in the draft and no. So you couldn't do like a multiple choice with an open field. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So they had to like be broken out
this way which I agree is not ideal. Um but if this is the way we want to capture it. >> Yeah, it'll be quick. It's just that first five questions. >> Y the only actually for the group thoughts we don't say anywhere and we're not
mandating collection of like email address or identifying information. So, we could think about to open the survey a question that's just like, "Are you a resident?" Um, hopefully people are honest in that question. Um, and it again may not do a lot, but sort of weed
out responses if somebody obviously answers no. So, that was just another addition, but if we feel like it's helpful, do that. >> I don't I I I'm not I don't think that's strictly necessary.
Um, I was wondering uh if we could for I guess six, seven, and eight, um, instead of questions on use of cranberry parks or recreation facilities, we just do cranberry park facilities. Um, and for aid, instead of uh current
recreation options, we do uh current recreation program options in cranberry. just to sort of draw a finer line between like the physical infrastructure and then the um like uh human like programming like
you know um rec camp senior stuff uh etc. >> So I got six. What did you say about >> um just insert current recreation program nameing options or recreation program options? Uh just I worry somebody is going to
read those three questions and say how is this one different from the last one. >> Yeah. >> And for number 15 I don't think we need benches with picnic tables. We have a process for benches. Yeah. And then picnic tables
there's in order to amount them. Yeah. So maybe if we could put um I think it was like turf field was one and >> cricket cricket pitch was another class. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I think even though we're not
ideally situated to move on a cricket pitch. I think we do want to we want to put that data anyway. Um, garden also I was wondering if we should strike that just because I some people are going to think that we mean community you like garden which I wouldn't be opposed to
but that's I don't I'm not sure if we can put that under the parks and rec umbrella. Um although maybe we can. I don't know. Also, it's just unclear to me if that's meant to be like like a community food garden or more specifically like a um u
like a flower garden just decoration or even a rain garden. >> Well, you can clarify it by saying community garden. >> Um at the number nine, I think it should say indicate
parks or and preserves. Not all parks. >> Sure. And Hagerty, it just says Hagerty. I mean, I don't even know where Hagerty is. Is it a park? Is it a preserve? It's I mean, >> so like can we put in um So, I think it
appears in the open space recreation plan as Hagerty property. It's It's where the Pinnox Loop Trail is that tract. Um >> then Hagert Pen Loop Trail. >> I would favor that.
Wait, question. What is our thought about capturing which parks people regularly visit? >> I can't hear >> what what why are we asking who like where they usually go?
>> The question should be did you know that we have these marks up? >> No, but I'm thinking like once we have that we see like people are going here a lot. What are we doing with it? >> Right. You're right. I think part of the initial thinking was maybe like understanding if we have
investments for things that are equally distributed in different places like where are we focusing that investment or those funds um prioritizing it based on use I think that will be the only reason we may not get a ton of data but that
was I think the initial thought process >> yeah we'll also have to the the data we'll get from this will be incomplete in the sense that we'll have to do some leg work to figure out is this park frequented a lot because it's got good facilities close to people and do
people not go here because it's not very good or for some other reason. Um but it will we we may not know the answers to those questions but we'll know which parks to ask those questions about. I would just also suggest um
uh removing West Property soccer fields because it should ideally only be used by the people who have permit and we we have data on that already because it's a permit only game only fields. So, there's also Memorial Park, which is the
one at the lake, and I don't know how we word it, but could we put down library park/chest tables because that is supposedly partway in there. I think that we should still use west
property phrasing like I recognize taking off the soccer field but so many people call that west property >> the Brooker. >> Yeah. And so if you just even did a slash because I I don't know that people
would recognize cranberry preserve as what they call the west property. You know >> I I I tend to agree. We could defer to the third option crerve parenthesis aka the west property >> aka >> well or the this um the trail I think
preserve slash it's it's the Eagle Scout trail. >> Yeah >> that that's that is kind of separate than the soccer fields. So is so are we making that all one entity
west property >> I I' I'd like to see it two still the book really the Brook preserve is one and the west the fields are another the west property soccer fields are the just the two soccer fields it's the rest of the area the boy scout trail and the
trees is according to how the town has has conceptualized it in our open space plan is part of of the brook preserve Yes, we know that, but the general public doesn't know that. So, I think if we >> make this as clear as possible, which
you know, which cars do you use? >> If you want to take out soccer fields, that's fine with me. Kelly doesn't want that. That's that's fine. If it's not taken out, >> but I think that, you know, Cranberry Book Preserve maybe slash Eagle Scout Trail
because people don't know where these things are. Yeah. Well, like I call that West Property. >> I say only. So, actually seeing it all together for me would be helpful because I only know West property actually. So, I think I would be like, "Oh, now I know what they're talking about and where
that is." >> Um, and I think again like to me some of it is like the general use like how many people are going that direction? How many people are in that vicinity even if it's not like that specific specifically titled area? Um, and again, if there's
investments in benches or picnic or whatever the case may be, it's just understanding that there's enough people going to that general area to maybe make it worthwhile. >> And I agree with all that. >> Yeah, >> I think we should call it what it really is. If we need to say Cranberry Brook
Preserve, previously known as the West Property >> or something like that, but it it is we don't it's not the West Property. It's not that anymore. It is Cranberry Book Reserve. >> This is me like that. So then West Property is still separate or not at
all. >> It's just not called that anymore. >> Okay. Got it. >> I I and I could be wrong, but >> I don't >> the the you know, >> why can't we just say near West? >> Well, I >> Well, because it was the West property
and they donated it to the town. Am I am I correct in that, Brendan? >> Yeah. And so that's why we old town people called it the West Property forever until it changed its name to Cranberry Brook Preserve. >> Okay. >> So I'm thinking if we say Cranberry Preserve, that's what it is. We want
everybody in town that's new to know this is now the Cranberry Brook Preserve. >> Sure. >> That's a good idea to say previously called West. I I think in conjunction with striking the west property of soccer fields which I continue to think is an insane way to
name for those soccer fields and is confusing and along with the you know what we used to call the crer. I just I I want to I feel like that's going to give us a lot of uh
like false answers or bad data for for if we keep that on the list. Sorry. Keep >> West Property Soccer. >> So, pulling that off, Cranberry Brook Preserve, formerly known as West Property, and then Eagle Scout Trail
goes in parentheses. >> Well, I think if you have formerly known as West Property, you don't need to point out that it's the Eagle Scout Trail. >> Okay, >> that that's my opinion. >> Yeah. >> And then if we include Memorial Park, would we reference that that's near the lake?
>> I don't know that people know. >> No. Um, >> I think Memorial Park if people Yeah. I I don't know. I think Memorial Park is fine. If I first of all, I don't think a lot of people are going to say they use it regularly.
>> I don't know that we really need to ask about it that because it's just that little part or is it inclusive of the grass next to the lake where people fish? >> No, it's just a memorial park and and we don't really want to do any improvements to that anyway. So then we probably
>> Yeah, I maybe we just leave it off because not because it doesn't matter. It doesn't count, but because we're just not looking for the data. >> Can Hagerty have any more clarification though? >> Yeah, I would say Hagerty Bin Trail. Okay, we said that already. Thank you.
>> Are we looking for information about Barnard or is there nothing more we can do there either? >> I mean I I don't think we're looking for that data. We can add picnic tables or something there and garbage cans or something if people use it. I I think that's a big enough park and a lot of
people around it that we should know input if anybody wants anything else there. >> That's fair. >> I'm unclear our role in the barn park. Do we like co manage that with the historic?
I think historic society is just in charge of the actual barn is my interpretation. >> Yeah. And we as the parks commission aren't in really in charge of any of these but we are you know advised on all of them whether they're managed by the
rec department or the EC commission for the reserves or somebody else um park. So, um, while I am fuzzy on what exactly which bucket to put that in, I feel
entirely comfortable weighing in on as this group of how we feel about it, if that makes any sense. >> So, I think I did want that data. >> The only other minor correction on 15 where it says flash,
too. Um, would adding like for spray ground also help? I don't know if that term is more competitive to some people maybe. >> I feel like the rest of you would know that I don't mind,
>> but this looks this looks great. >> Um, um, curious about number 10, activities you typically do at Cranberry Parks. Why swimming is there? >> I actually had the same question. I think Michael can correct. He he put
it there and I was like, do people swim? I So, >> um, maybe it was >> I think I have seen people swim in the lake really this summer, but I don't think that it's legal. So, okay. >> If you're you're like, "Oh, yeah. I didn't know I could swim. Let me
>> certainly not typical. >> We did it." That was the first move. >> Should have been Jim Brandon wants swimming there. >> I mean, I think we should leave it in people. We We might find ourselves surprised. I don't expect to be
surprised. It's a little toological, but um we might find information that we're not looking for. >> I like the kayak rack idea. Kayak rack at the lake. Can you add that to 15? >> Yeah, I sort of see 15 as like people should
just share ideas, right? Like I sometimes we're looking for inspiration when we don't know what people want. And so even if we're not thinking of any of these things, it might be a good like prompt to just understand if other people are. >> Yeah. So if you need to add another, can
you combine covering covered seating area? >> Yeah. Does that sound? Yeah. >> And I thought lights was we can't do that because of something. >> Well, but then you asked the next
question. What what hours do you want the park? >> Not not yet. But and you're right. We can't. But we can change that if we if the data supports it. >> Okay. >> And if and if we find it advisable. the
data might support it and we might disagree with people preferences um based off other factors, but I I was select I still know about that. Um and
I'm liking the $25 Dylan BS gift certificate for like the sort of fill the survey and enter to win a prize thing. That's really nice. >> People might necessarily be hanging their hat on that, but even just saying
it will get more people to fill out the survey. Um, so with the corrections or not corrections, with the edits, >> um, does everyone feel pretty comfortable or does anyone else have
more edits? Actually, this >> we don't we don't want to add for the 15 courts dog dog on there swimming ice skating ring. I mean, I've just read
today that there's a town where they they um put water over their tennis courts every winter and that's their ice skating rink. take out the nets and do that. And I thought that that's cool,
>> but that probably don't want to. Yeah, >> we don't have we don't have the fencing. >> Well, that's true. I think you just need little bumpers. >> Yeah, >> I think that I don't I don't I think that our tennis courts are too small for that though.
um like some towns have like a dozen tennis courts with only two I feel like we would be hardressed to get more like >> oh there is there so we'll if they have those things we'll put it in >> great job on this >> yeah lovely
>> um just while we have this group in terms of distribution which we did talk about last time but I would love to revisit that and how long we want to keep it open um knowing that some of this like may inform budget conversation Maybe it doesn't exactly, but it it
could. Um, we're heading into a holiday week. If we kept it open weeks, weeks, is that enough time? >> I would like to I I was the end of the year like
um December 31st because But then I worry does that give people too much time? I also want people to like remember like I have to do this before X and if we like just pick >> like December 13, I feel like people are gonna remember that as much as like I have to do it by the end of the year or something.
>> Could you have hard copies at the pancake breakfast? >> It's a great idea. >> Yeah. Um, and also I I like I want to be able to like hold it out a little if like depending on what response we're
getting, but not necessarily close it off of our advertised like please return by date. >> Um, all right. So, pancake breakfast and there's a senior lunch on the 12th of December. So, we can print them for that
as well because I think that's the only senior lunch of the month. Yeah. >> Possibly Christmas tree lighting right there. >> Except for maybe in the beginning part that's in the firehouse because people
are standing around and like they could fill something out. Yeah. >> Get a lot of parents. >> So where would be the best place to like station these and collect them? I am happy. I We're gonna try to go to
the Christmas tree lighting. Probably won't make the senior lunch. >> When's the senior lunch? >> The 12th. >> Oh, you will actually. So, like, Donna, if we could lean on you because I was also going to suggest having some here. I think we talked about that last time.
>> Can you just >> um as people step in to the office, we can have some there. >> Where is that? Libraries. >> Libraries. Great. Um, so I think we just want if it's hard copy.
How are those like in all of those places? Like we can ask the library to hold them for us and then do a pick up date. Um, >> or we could just take like a a box and slot. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Maybe do that like right in the library. They give us a little space. >> Doesn't this have to be approved by TC? I think so. Something Matt gave us like the It definitely doesn't have to be approved by TC. Like we're not doing anything but asking people what they
want. Um they might feel like they want to like approve it before uh like putting it in the mayor's newsletter or something. But even that like I think uh it's more of like a head nod than like a formal vote at a public meeting
that we're looking for. >> What about a flyer? with a QR code. >> I was thinking because then it encourages more electronic responses which I think is going to be easier to track because you could put it on Friday.
>> Okay. They drop off and just >> Yeah. Um send a link to school to send outly great. Yes, >> you can. Thank you.
Maybe the mayor's update. Yes, that was who is the person to contact for that? Is it just Lisa or Yeah. Um, but the QR code is I feel like a better idea in terms of we had it out in these places maybe except for town hall
in the senior lunchon to have like some sign or piece of paper that's visible in a well lit area and ask people to do it that way. I just feel like collecting them and then logging answers, especially the other >> Yeah. >> suggestions is going to be challenge.
>> Data entry on that would not be fun. >> Like a campa. >> Okay. >> Um >> so when you make them help post them, I could do that. That would be great
because I saw the at the library and the convenience store, they had all the pancake breakfast signs up. Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you. So, generate the code. >> And do we want to like No, we'll we'll we
don't want to like put it on any sort of social media platforms, do we? Is that too much? No, we don't want to do that, do we? >> Well, no. I mean, I think at the last meeting we said the Crime Facebook group. I worry about that's where I worry about like
>> okay >> in recent I wouldn't have said this a year ago but I now worry about like other people not from town or who've never been here or to the state of New Jersey responding. >> We have a um Facebook don't
>> there is a wreck camp uh group >> it's not >> it's like quasi official >> I think they said they There was a distribution. Maybe Ken mentioned that too. There was the recamp distribution list. It could go out too. I don't know if that feels
out of season, but if it's able to be utilized, we send it that way too. >> Yeah, because it'll influence programs if you guess. >> Okay. Have a plan. So, is it um just dates the Monday after
Thanksgiving to send it out through >> I don't have a calendar. >> That's actually the first of December. >> So, first of So, the first two weeks of December or and then say it's close and then redo another week. Say we extended a week in January. Yeah. After the
holiday, everyone's in the swing of things. Our next meeting is >> December >> December 17th. >> I'm not sure why I said that. How does that help us? I Yeah, I feel like maybe the whole month of December is too long because
people be like, "Oh, I have ages to do that." And they'll never do it. >> I don't know. I hear in December and I'm like that's going to go by in a blink. >> So I don't have the same like let me put it off until the end. I don't know. I just >> All right. Well,
>> I'm not going to procrastinate on a parks and wreck survey. I'm either doing it or I'm not. >> Well, you guys are all much better people than I am. >> But you're going to like flag it for followup in a month because that's so it's it's it's either like important enough to do top of mind or you're
probably never going to >> All right. So, how about like by Saturday, December 14th? Is that longer? >> Sunday. >> I'm sorry. You're right. Yeah. >> How about the 15th? It took two weeks. >> Yeah. >> And then if no one responds, then we're
like one more week. >> Yeah. >> Or we decide to >> hold it off January. >> Yeah. Or hold it off till spring, right? That's for fever to do things. >> Yeah. I well I want I want to see if we can get because like we might be able to bolster our case for budget monies if we
have this data. Um, but whatever date we pick, I I think we should like pick this date, but not necessarily actually have the Google form >> close. Like, >> you know, if you open the Google form, we were not we're not going to get as
many responses if you know, we advertise don't bother after this date. But for those who still want to or remember or don't know that the deadline's passed, like we it's still accepting new answers. So, I vote December 1 to December 15th.
>> That works for me. I think that's good. >> And do you need help with the flyer or >> um I think I should be okay. Maybe I'll ping you after I made the code and shape
up the survey. >> Uh if you know how to do flyers, I would love that. >> Oh, it's Canvas like my friend. Yeah, that would be great. Let me send you the code. I'll pick like one code and we can use that and then Thank you. That'd be great.
Struggle through it creatively. >> Oh, that I don't have it in a word. >> All right. Um, do we have anything else for that for uh tonight? >> All right.
>> We are very efficient. >> Yes. Thank you very much. All right. Let's close that out. Move on. I don't have anything to report or present for the rules and regulations for the parks. Um Ken does it doesn't he was going to report back on some of the park and
field use applications and fees. I don't have a report from him and I don't have anything further on the cricket pitch either. Um did anyone want to did anyone have anything uh themselves for those items?
All right. the village park entrance signage. There's no movement here. I don't have anything report there either. Um, anyone else? >> Um, yeah, we need to come up with our um accomplishments for this year and that is something I think that our
chairperson should do >> and goals and objectives for next year. And I'm just saying that because EC came up with that. So, I think on a TTD or action items for you, Brendan, I think we should we really need to >> um do that and also budget.
Um I don't know how much what we've done about that yet, but we need to decide on things and yeah and I need to talk to but I need 10 for some of that or much of that really.
Um okay. Um should we move on? Do we have anything else to discuss here right here now or should we move on to our action items? >> I just want to mention that um I did go to the tree workshop that Shade Tree had
in Heritage Park and it was pretty well attended and uh it was very informative and they are going to have a they're going to do another one. So um I I recommend it. We talked about the trees in the park and also the history of the park with all of the memorial plaques
and things in there. So, it's good. >> Awesome. Yeah, that there's a lot going on there that uh got a lot of people in town who have put time or money into that park. So, it's good to see that.
Um, all right. Uh, let's move on then to our new business, our action items. We have the work for the survey, the community interest survey that Fallon is going to do and Christina is going to help out
with the flyer. Um, I need to talk to Ken about these various things relating to uh the park preserve update items, including the right down there, including the um water
bottle filling, the tennis courts, and the quotes from Sally uh for the um the gazebo. And to Kelly, you're going to reject to shade
tree was it on the issue of the shade trees uh and budgeting money for those and also a timeline or something for uh around the walking path of village and around the chest tables near the library.
And we also had our um ongoing stuff for we need to hear back from Ken and weigh in on recommendations for the park and field use application permits and fees.
And I have to also put together um document to be looked at for the like here's just so we can sign off on it and say like here's what our look at the cricket pitch was like and here's
why we feel like there's not a good spot as well as for the rules regulations for the municipal parks. I'm eager to know eager to get the data on how people feel about the those park hours. Was there anything else anyone had? Uh there's an upcoming meeting I presume of the environmental commission s are you
able to attend that? >> Yeah. Yes. I don't remember when it is but I do remember if you have the date for that. >> I think it's the same week. >> I think it's on my calendar. >> Yeah. >> I'm not sure if it's before the next part meeting or after they they
flip-flop in. And also just a reminder to members with >> 17. >> Yeah, we're next. >> Uh reminder to members whose terms are due to expire to um decide if they're
interested in seeking a reappoint from the township committee for or is it the mayor for the um for a fresh three-year term or if you're adopting it for a fresh one-year term. And I think that's it for action items. Anyone else
>> like to make a motion to adjurnn? >> Well, we have to do public comment before we can accept that. So, I'm going to open it up for public comment. There's nobody here. So, I'm going to close public comment. And now, if anyone else has a motion they're interested in making,
>> I'd like to make a motion to adjourn. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right, we're adjourned. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. >> Short and sweet. >> I uh I may or may not be at the December meeting. I'll let you know.