Good evening and welcome to the June 25th meeting of the Lakeville Parks Commission. Is there anybody recording besides Lake Cam? Hearing none, we'll get started. Um, announcements. Any announcements, Peter? >> I have none.
>> Um, I'd like to announce that Clear Pond Park is open. We opened last Saturday, so we're open 10 to 6:00 on weekends and 11 to 5:30 during the week. And would love to see everybody come out. Uh, meeting with scheduled guests. We'll wait for them. Review and vote to
approve minutes. Do we have minutes? All right. I don't see any minutes. So, we're going to skip um discussing possible vote to approve application requests. The Girl Scouts. We're not going to talk about that because they're going to come and talk to us.
We have Lone Pond Horseshoe Club for August 15th. horseshoe tournament with a minimum of 18 people. We don't know how the last one went. Huh? >> Well, I think the last one was cancelled.
>> Oh, because of the weather or because of no people? >> I do not know. >> I'll check. Yep. >> Do that. >> Okay. Anybody have any questions about the horseshoe tournament? Do they have an alternate date? They
just leave one. >> It's usually the next day, but they don't they don't have it here. >> Yeah, >> it's so far away. Well, it'll come quick. 6 weeks. >> Yeah, >> but we can um check in and see if they have one
>> cuz there are two of them there. There's one for July 17th and one for August this week. >> And there's no rain dates either. No rain. >> Is that a Saturday or Sunday? Do anybody know top of their hands?
>> It's a uh let's see the 17th of July. It's a Friday. >> Oh. Oh, it's 6 p.m. So, it's a Friday night one. >> And the August 15th is on Saturday. Yeah. >> So, yeah. So, I'm sure if it rains out,
they'll use the Saturday or the Sunday. >> There's no one else using those courts. >> Yeah, no one else uses those. >> Okay. Anybody want a motion? >> I'll make a motion to accept the applications from Horseshoe for August
15th and July 17th. >> I'll second it. >> Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I. All I perfect. Then we have one for Austin's Army. This will be the fifth consecutive year
that we are running this event. We intend to coordinate with the Freetown Lake soccer club to prepare the field. The public is welcome to participate for a $5 entry fee. We plan to sell snacks and refreshments, water, Gatorade, etc. All proceeds will be donated to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute for research in
the name of Austin Lopes who passed away due to cancer. >> Um, we want to forgo the fee for them. >> Yeah, like we >> usually do. >> Are you motioning, Andrew? >> Yeah, I'll motion to approve um the
uh the what I forgot what it's called. >> Austin's Army. the Austin Army tournament >> soccer tournament >> uh for August 8th with the rain August 9th and we can forgo the tournament fee. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? Any discussion? >> All in favor? I
>> All I Perfect. Okay. Clear Pond Park report on the opening of the park. So far so good. It was um we were lucky that Ashlin is one of our assistant directors and she is also still a certified lifeguard. So because all the
kids are still in school, she got to fill in for being a lifeguard and she seemed really happy to do it. Great. So tomorrow will be her first real day as an assistant director at the park. Although she did do the closing up today.
All the kids seem very capable. We've had no problems. We've actually were on season pass for in town is um 27. So we have at least 27 in town passes. Any others would be online. We don't have those online numbers, do we?
>> I don't have them up to date. >> And we're up to I think it's pass number eight for out of town. So not bad. It's been a slow week, but the kids are in school today. The eighth after the eighth grade graduation. and a bunch of
the kids came, the older kids. So, yeah, that was fun. They they were very loud, so they seem to have a good time. Um, any questions about it? Um, I have the expense reports that Noel and Andrew already signed, so if you and
Nolan will sign them before you leave and you can look through them. um discuss a possible vote on publication in the namaskate week regarding the John Pond Park engineering plans funded through the community preservation committee. So the community
preservation the CPC asks you anybody who receives a grant from them asks to publicly acknowledge them. So normally you would put a sign out in front of the project but since our project is a piece of paper that's kind of hard to do. I
figured we would once they start things I will put we'll put the sign out then but until then this is what um came from Nancy the CPC member. Lakeville parks department received $25,000 for John
Pond Park ballfield improvements. The Lakeville Park Department has received $25,000 from the community preservation fund for the planning, design, and future implementation of renovations and infrastructure improvements at the John Pond Park ball fields. This funding
enabled the completion of an engineering and improvement plan that outlines upgrades outlines upgrades aimed at enhancing the safety, functionality, and long-term sustainability of John Pond Park. Proposed improvements include field enhancements, drainage and
infrastructure upgrades, accessibility improvements, and other site enhancement designed to better serve athletes, families, and community members. The Lakeville Parks Department thanks the community preservation committee for their recommendation to advance this
project. Photo caption to add the completed engineering plan, but the final draft isn't in yet. So, we either have to hold off on this or put this in without the plan. I think if if the CPC
is anxious for us to put it in, we can just put it in without the plan and then when the plan comes and the mask has a slow week, they can just use it as a >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We're not a department though. We're a commission. >> That is true. We should fix
that. Change department to mission. Thank you, Carrie. >> Uhhuh. >> Anybody find anything else? >> No. >> Oh, I liked it. >> All right. So, anybody want a motion to send that to the Namask?
>> I'll make a motion to forward the letter that Nancy Yates wrote to Namask Week for publication and then following it up when the uh digital image is available. >> Yep. Um, second. >> Second.
>> Any further discussion? All in favor? >> Okay. >> Send me a copy of that. >> I will send you the copy of that. Okay. Okay. We're going to go back up to meeting with scheduled guests, meet with the Lakeville Girl Scout Cadet
Troop to discuss options for a sustainable community action project at Ted Williams Camp. I can't even see you guys way back there. Come on up. >> There's three chairs right there if you want to pull them over closer. Oh, you guys aren't coming up too. No,
>> they got like nothing to say, but I don't. >> Okay, so there's a microphone's right there. So, you can sit in those chairs and drag the rest over if you want. You can also just sign in on that piece of paper that I clip for. That would be great. Thank you. You guys can you can sign on the way
out. Okay. Why don't you tell us what you have planned? >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. Sorry. >> That's okay. You want to introduce yourselves first? >> I don't I don't know what this I'm sorry. >> That's okay. >> Um Okay.
You want to introduce yourselves? Tell us what your troop number is, what your names are, and where you come from. Yes, sir. Um, I'm Allison Foster. Our troop number is 18251 and we're from Lakeville. >> Perfect.
>> Same troop. My name is Lily Goldmith and we're from I'm from Middbor. >> Oh, nice. >> Um, I'm Avery Vanhanger and I'm also from Lakeville. >> Perfect. >> Okay. You want to tell us why you're here? Um, the reason that Okay,
let me reset that. Um, good evening members of the park department board. We are Freetown Lakeville Girl Scout cadets working towards our silver award, which is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn at our level. For this award, we need to identify a need in our community
and create a project that will make a lasting positive impact. We would like to present a proposal to restore, repair, and beautify our community skate park. The skate park is a place where kids, teens, and families come together to exercise, have fun, and spend time
outdoors. While it is an important part of our community, we think it could be made more welcoming, visually appealing, and safer for everyone who uses it. Our goal is to create a space that people feel proud of and enjoy spending time in. We believe that when public spaces
look cared for, people are more likely to respect them and keep them clean. Beautifying a community skate park is more than an aesthetic upgrade. It's an investment in safety, health, creativity, social connection, and community pride. It transforms space
into a vibrant, inclusive public asset that benefits residents of all ages and backgrounds. Our team proposes a careful and responsible restoration process. Some of the improvements we would like to make include >> planting flowers and other lowmaintenance plants around the skate
park, creating positive artwork or murals if approved, organizing a community cleanup day, installing laminated safety signs that encourage the use of helmets, knee pads, and elbow pads while skating. Providing a small weatherresistant minor injury supply station with basic
supplies like assorted adhesive bandages, gauze pads, adhesive tape, alcohol-free cleansing wipes, disposable gloves, small instant cold packs, basic first aid instruction card, inspecting
all ramps and edges for cracks or hazards, reporting any structural issues to the park department before the painting. In addition to making the skate park look better, we want to promote safety. Skateboarding and other wheeled sports
can sometimes lead to scrapes and falls. So, reminding users to wear protective gear and providing basic minor injury supplies can help create a safer environment for everyone. This project would benefit the community by making the skate park more attractive, welcoming, and safe. It would also encourage community
involvement by bringing together volunteers, local organizations, and residents to work on a common goal. To make sure the project has a lasting impact, we plan to use durable materials, low maintenance plants, and weather resistant science. We also hope to work with the community members and
local groups to help maintain the improvements and restocking minor injury supplies when needed. To ensure long-term results, we propose a maintenance plan, including periodic touch-ups, which can be planned for future scout involvement, guidance for
proper cleaning practices going forward, and an option an optional annual inspection of painted surfaces. We are asking for your support and approval to move forward with this project. Our project focuses on both beauty and safety because a great community space should be welcoming,
enjoyable, and help people stay safe while using it. This project is intended to enhance and an existing recreational space without altering its function, improving both safety, visibility, and community community pride. We are excited about the opportunity to improve
a space that is important to many people in our community. Thank you for all for your time and consideration. We would be happy to answer any questions and hear your gratitudes. >> Good. Good job. It's a very um ambitious project. Um, does anybody have any
questions? >> Nobody. So for this um for the first aid kind of component of it, it was the kind of the list that you went over was was that like an like that's everything that that
that you're going to have or do you have like other ideas for stuff to like add or subtract from from that list? Um, we wanted to add things that wouldn't give people like allergic reactions like sunscreen or bug spray.
So, we wanted to keep that to a minimum. So, we added the we added these specific ones because no one should know there's like very rare conditions to being allergic to any of these. And we thought it would just be
easier because they're also easier to like restore when needed. Like that's that's what we were thinking. And if you guys had any other ideas to add to this list that aren't on there already, we would love to hear them.
>> Those seemed like the most used probably like the ice packs, the alcohol-free wipes, and the bandages. Um, you might want to think of latex-free bandages. where you're reducing allergies, right?
Latex is a popular one now. >> Um, storing like the first aid kits. Like, have you thought about where that's going to go? >> Do you want me to say that? >> Um, so we thought about putting them in
either a um what is it called? like a plastic like >> it's a it's like a safety kit like on the side >> on the side like a plastic box. >> It's like a container. >> It's like a cabinet >> built to the we would build it to the
fence or something like that. >> And if >> we were thinking that if we were going to have them, we would have the shells inside so then you could grab them and they'd be labeled so then people could easily find them. But we would have it
attached to like the fence or something so then no one can like >> know take it. >> So to a post. >> Yeah. >> Take the box. >> Yeah. >> Are you going to be devastated if you if somebody just takes everything in it?
>> Well, if they take it, then we can just restock it. I I don't I don't know. >> Hopefully no one takes it. >> If it's well cared for, again, people should respect it more. But >> Mhm. >> It happens.
>> It happens. >> You're right. It just happens. >> My My only concern that I have with, you know, if you're building something that's like of some size here, because of the nature of a skatepark, and the idea is promoting safety. If someone's a
little out of control, they're going into the wall fast, there's a difference between hitting, you know, like a flat fence and something with a sharp edge on it. So, um I I I think if you want to create something, you know, that that
has some size to it rather than just like a small um you know, kind of like your standard first aid box, think about where it's going to be in relation to where people are. I think the last thing you want or we want is, you know, people
to hit the first aid uh box and then eat the things in it. We would put it. Do >> you want to say >> We were thinking of putting it outside of like near the trash can like above >> by the door. >> By the door. Yeah. >> Smart.
I like the idea. We've been um working on painting it for the last couple years cuz we just redid the transitions and sealed it and redid the bottom and filled in all the cracks and stuff. So, we've been thinking of painting the actual structures. So, that I think that
would be good. Um, plants I think plants make everything better. We'll just have to look at it to make sure that it's not going to increase the workload for the staff. Reserve. Thanks. >> Do questions.
>> Hey, we have questions. So, like we have questions. >> I That was my next question if you guys had any questions for us. Yes, we have like a couple. >> I think we have like four, I think. >> Yeah. Um, okay. So, are there any concerns about our proposed improvements
that we should address? >> Well, well, I think Nolan had the concern about the placement of the first aid box, right? And you answered that. Um, >> latex. >> The latex band-aids. >> Are there any other major ones that we
think of? Are there are there materials plants or assignable standards you would would recommend? >> Um the trend now is to go with native plants. Um then we just have to make sure they don't take over.
Um so maybe we could check with our maintenance staff and see if they would rather have them planted in the ground or if they would rather have the a box. We could do a box of >> whichever would be easier for them, >> but we can ask. You >> want me to ask the next one?
>> I got it. Um, would the department prefer modifications to any part of the proposal? >> Um, artwork murals. I think we'd like to see any murals before they go up. We've also talked about doing a mural board in
the past, like that attaches to the fence that um so people can come and tag the board instead of tagging the actual structures. Um and then your color choices. >> Um >> we were thinking about sunflower field
on the ramp that has the ed like the edge part, >> you know, that huge one where it's like a huge flat surface >> against the wall goes and down. It's the ramp and there's a wall next to it. We're thinking about a small sunflower field on that one only. That's basically the only one we're thinking about.
>> And like our color theme would be like a like a dark red and like dark blue. And maybe if we wanted to add, if you guys would be okay with it, like white along the edges. So >> that's for the ramps. Yeah. Color the ramps. >> Um, do any of you skateboard?
>> I long wood. >> I don't I don't know what that is. >> It's a bigger skateboard that's safer. >> Okay. Okay. But I don't do tricks on it. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Um because in the past when we were thinking about repainting and doing it, they asked for like a transition. So
that because we have a lot of older people that skateboard here and as you get older, your eyes aren't as good as they used to be and your depth perception perception starts to go. You guys will find out soon enough. So, they were asking for like different colors at
the bottom of the ramp or like lines like towards the bottom of the ramp or something like that. Something to think about so that they could be able to tell >> because it's going to be like a black it's going to stay black. So, if we added white, people would be able to tell at the end >> where it's coming.
>> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Any other questions? >> Yes. Okay. >> Are are there Wait, no, that's last. Sorry. Do you have an amount set aside for the paint you would use if the park was planning to paint it?
>> Um, I'm assuming that the park commission, if it was their pleasure, would be able to scrape up enough money to buy you paint. >> And we were like we could we were planning to like look at like see if Home Depot would donate or Lowe's.
>> Mhm. >> And >> we have Ace Hardware has paint too, right? >> Local Um, what hours would you suggest we can paint the area in days? Up to
>> we cuz we don't know what days or like what time we would be able to because if people do want to come to the park and if it's halfway painted, >> right? So, what we usually do is we would close the skate park. So when you
tell us like 2 weeks before that you're ready to come and do it, we would put a sign out that that you it's going to be closed on this day and for whatever your drying time or curing time is, we would have it closed until after that. >> Okay. Okay. Our last question. Are there
community partners you would suggest we would work with? >> Community partners a second there's something um there's a group of people that had been thinking about doing it in the
house. So maybe we could just reach out to them when you're ready like the two weeks before you want to do it and then we'll just reach out to them and say, "Hey, the Girl Scouts are painting this day. Do you want to come and help? That way they can still do it and help you guys maybe."
>> Okay. >> Anything else? Just come to you. Um, we didn't know if you were worried about the cost, so we did print out what everything would cost just in case if you wanted to look at it. >> Yeah, >> sure. Cost is always a concern. >> We can read it. And we have four print
three print outs. >> We can share. >> Oh, you can read it and that way everybody at home can hear too. >> You want us to read it? >> We can we can read Avery's. Oh, do you guys have one? >> There you go. >> Oh, thank you. You got that?
>> I got that. Yeah. Thank you. >> All right. So, the beautifification budget, um, native flowers and lowmaintenance plants would be 100 to $250. Mulch and soil amendments would be like $50 to $100.
Decorative planters, like four or six large plants, would be like 120 to 300. Then landscaping supplies, gloves, towels, watering cans, 50 to 100. Community cleanup supplies, trash bags, grabbers, work gloves, 50 to 150. Safety
signs, laminated weather resistant signs would be 50 to1 150. Sign mounting hardware post would be 25 to 75. Mural paint and supplies if approved would be $100 to $300. I mean 100 to $300. I don't know if I already said that. Um
anti-graffiti sealant protective coating is 100 to20. Minor injury station container weather resistant obviously to $40 to $100. Initial minor injury supplies would be 30 to 75 and miscellaneous supplies and contingency
fund would be 100 to 200. The estimated total, like the project butter budget request, would be $1,00 to $1,500. And potential donations to reduce car cost would be garden centers for plants,
mulch and soil, hardware stores for paint, brushes, and tools, painting companies for signage, local landscapers for expertise and materials, and the community organizations for volunteer support. And to get those donations, we
would like approach local businesses. >> Yeah. >> Okay, >> sounds good. Do you have a plan on when you're thinking of doing this? >> Um, well, we in our personal lives don't we're
like on a tight schedule, so we will want to start it >> soon. over the summer. We're >> trying not to get it done. >> Yeah. September 30th. >> So, you want it done by the time you go back to school.
>> We We actually need it before. >> So, basically sometime between now and like end of August, but we probably won't do it in August. It probably somehow get done in July. >> July. July. >> Okay.
>> All right. So, when you have All right. In 2 weeks, 2 weeks before, you're going to come back to us and give us the date so we can close it. You're going to tell us what you need from us and what you've gotten for donations and
any pictures of what you're going to have drawn. >> Mhm. Okay. >> Sorry. >> Any last minute questions? Anybody? I just think through the chair, I think you can get some plants donated from the garden centers, too. That
should be This is a good time of year for that cuz there you're seeing a lot of um gone by plants that we could revive. >> Plus, we have a Lakeville Garden Club, don't we? >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Thank you guys for coming and thank you for thinking of us
for your silver project. >> Thank you. >> Good job, girls. >> We get a copy. >> Yeah, you can get a coffee presentations. >> Oh, yeah. I'll give you a call. And also just sign Lily. No, do English cuz we
know on yours. >> Yeah, that's >> Make sure it's in order. >> Um, >> thank you very much. >> Yep. And then just sign in. >> Perfect. Thank you, ladies. >> Welcome. >> Thanks. >> Thank you, Mom.
>> Wait, did I give a Peter? It was empty. >> Thank you. Thank you. Bye, girls. >> Have a good night. You too. >> That was fun. That's always fun. >> Okay.
Leaison updates. >> Does that need to be voted on? >> Do we need to vote on that? >> Again, anybody want to make a motion to accept the girls proposal? a motion to accept the Lakeville Girl Scout Cadet
Troop 82251's proposal. >> Oh, is that really the number you remember? >> Well, I mean, I was looking at them. They had it on their solution. >> Oh, on their thing. >> Yeah. Um, except their proposal for a sustainable community action park at Ted
Williams. >> I'll second the motion. >> All in favor? Hi. >> Oh, hi >> Noah. You want to go first for leazison reports since you >> Well, I I've given everybody a uh print
out for the um announcement for September for CPC fund applications now available. And um I did speak with someone from Boston CPC about
playgrounds, but um I'm thinking for John Pawn Park, we have to have things ready. We have to know where on that property it would go. But he was very encouraging about a small playground. He said,
"That's what we do." you know, that's it's it's a thing. We also would need to apply for other funding. So, um, >> so the CPC is no longer doing sole funding. They never have. Whenever you
apply for a grant from them, they expect to see that you have applied for other funds as well. If you look at the website, it's on the website, they say that right up early on. They say that They want to see that you've applied for
some other funding. I mean, you're talking about, you know, a very expensive playground. Are you are you puzzled, Carrie? >> No, I was just going to say that we had some email exchange from um a community member to I think all of us or most of
us that there is a grant application open that closes next week >> in 4 days. Yep, we mentioned it. Um, yeah. So, that grant application is not for equipment. It's just for a community install. So, you still have to buy all the equipment.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> And if this isn't until September, we can't apply for this. It's not going to match. >> No. So, >> although September is not that far away.
So, if and I don't know the status. We need to look at the status of that property at John Palm Park, figure out where it would go, apply for additional funding, and then >> we have the where on the site plan,
>> right? We just have to get the final draft and see if if we put the playground on now before they redo all the fields and do everything, is that going to be a problem or we should wait. >> So, get the answer to that. I don't
Yeah, it won't be with the fields. It's more drainage question, >> right? >> Okay. So, get those questions answered and then we'll know >> if it if it's time to move forward with >> Okay. So, where do you suggest we look for other money for a project?
>> I don't know. Where have you been, you know, people? Um, we haven't because we're kind of tied. We can't ask for donations. So, it would have to be a
grant. The parks grant need confirmed um conservation >> and they're all matching grants. So, you have to put the money out before they give it back to you. >> You you are now on the open space committee, right? From what I
understand, that allows you to apply for PRC monies, >> right? So, they have two. We just missed the one in July and there's one at the end of the year, but it like November, but it requires they're all
you put the money out, they give back to you. You know what I'm saying? It's reimbursement grants. It's not just here's the money grant. >> So, we need to continue looking. Yeah. >> So, you need to find something else. Yeah. >> Yes. Cuz the park grants are I think the
last one was like $400,000 and the November one last year was like almost a million dollars if I remember correctly. Up to a million. >> Yeah. The CPC grants, it's not one-stop shopping. They they tell you on like page one on the website there that they
expect to see additional grants applied for. So that's what we need to do. >> Yeah. Okay. So if anybody wants to or everybody wants to look into that. >> I think everybody should. >> But here's the thing though. If you look
into one, let everybody know. >> Of course. M just FYI, I looked into this grant, it doesn't work. FYI, I looked into this grant, it looks plausible, but we need this information. FYI, whatever. So that we're not looking into it the same thing five times.
Communicating. >> Yeah. >> Very good. Or anything else like if the playground's not going to work, >> we need something else. >> Can we talk about um the fields potentially? >> Just for a field or two. Um do you want to tell them? Well, I guess it would be
the same thing. New funding from somewhere else. >> Well, Noel brought that idea, right? Because we asked her to check with the CPC. So, you want to tell them >> a capital project they will look at? I need to I reached out to Scott. I need
somebody who understands baseball fields and what would be required there. So, he's going to do an assessment of them and hopefully get back to me soon about that. >> Okay. But again again remember they want
to see other grants applied for >> but it's it's not a prerequisite. Correct. >> It's just it it goes alongside with the application. They tell you right up they want to see that you've applied for additional funding. >> Okay. But would they accept a proposal
that doesn't have >> No. No. I No. And >> well is it applied for and secured or just that you applied for? >> At least that you applied for it. So, I mean, it's a non-starter if we haven't looked at other grants. It's not complicated. We have to apply for other
grants. Now, I don't know what's available through open space or when or what that count doesn't have grants. >> Okay. So, we have to look somewhere else. >> How did we get the engineering plan? >> CBC paid for CBC. They paid for the >> apply for grants. We did not.
Um, did the quote that you got outlay like outline everything that they were proposing to do? >> Yes. >> Great. It's good. >> Yep. I just have to pull it up. I just The last three weeks have been Clear Pond,
Clear Pond, Clear Pond. And we don't have Wi-Fi at Clear Pond, so I can't even look it up while my a blessing and a curse. Okay, any questions about the CPC application?
And I would encourage everybody to go on their website and I I sent everybody their database and the database that I sent you all is not projects that were approved. What it is is applications
that were submitted in, but you can see what people have applied for. They weren't all approved. Some of them were ineligible, but it gives you an idea. >> Does it say that on the website? >> Go on the website. I'm telling you, go on the website and look,
you know, I can't encourage, you know, I can't spoon and feed it, >> right? But that's the thing though, right? So then Andrew's got to go and Nolan's got to go and you got to go and Carrie's got to go and I got to go instead of one person goes and then comes back and tells us. >> It's not how it's not how CPC works.
It's we do this as a group and everybody has to do a little homework and go on the website and look at it. And I I mean that's just the way it is. >> Yeah. But we're going to spend five times as long >> we're all going to look at the stuff and come to the same conclusions. Yes, it's
not a situation where you say, "Okay, Noel, we want a playground." So, you go to CPC and you get us a playground. That's not the way it works. I don't know how many times I have to reiterate. >> I don't think that's what anybody's asking. >> Well, it's what I've been asked so far. >> I think they're just asking if it makes
it onto the approval list because I know we got a lot of slack last year for applying for the ADA mats when they weren't accepted. And I did go on the line and I did go to their website and I did research it and I got to the part
that said we promote ADA and yada yada yada. I just didn't go far enough in to the part where it says it doesn't >> because it's movable. >> Because it's movable. >> It's not right. So >> I don't know what to tell you. It's it's it's a little bit of work. I don't I don't know how to >> Everything is it it is exactly. And it's
not done by one person. >> No, it's not. >> That's what I have to have you understand. Oh, trust me. I get it. Okay. Um, we also voted last year, last
year, two weeks ago at our last meeting on representatives. Um, so what we voted on, I just so everybody knows are three-year terms. So Noel, we recommended her to the select board to be on the CBC for 3 years as you did
with me for the open space. It's now a three-year term. So, but if anybody wants to jump in, you just let me know. >> Once it's been appointed, like you're stuck with me for three years. I'm sorry to tell you. You're pretty much stuck
with me. Okay. Anybody else have any on updates? >> Uh, just softball had their end of the year party. And how did that go? Did the bathrooms get clean? >> It went great. The bathrooms were cleaned last minute, but they were very thankful that it happened.
Good. Good. Um, anybody else? our bathrooms. I don't know if anybody's noticed, but we now have portaotties outside of our bathroom because $2,400 later and they're still not fixed. They had to come back out. So,
I'm expecting another like $1,200 bill for that. So, I'm like, let's just stick the portaotties there and then once we're 100% sure that they're cleaned, they're working, they're taken care of, then we can get send them back. But it's
just a never ending. But if it's the um I don't even know what the word I want to use with vandalism >> happening like we can't keep spending thousands of dollars. Maybe we need to lock them and just go with porter
potties. It's going to be the more costefficient choice. >> Well, it's kind of if it's $500 a month for the porta potties, it's kind of a >> Oh, I didn't realize it was that much. you had $200 per portter potty and then if we have the handwashing station is
another. So yeah, yeah, portaotties are a big chunk of our budget. >> Yep. But I I think I think what happened I'm not I'm not a bathroom expert is the last time it was clogged, right? It was from the women's room cuz the women's is
last. So it they came and they unclogged it from the women's room. So, I think it just kind of floated down and clogged at the men's room because the men's room wasn't clogged before, but now the men's room is clogged. So, I think it just pushed it instead of but not all the way out.
So, they came back. They did come back. So, it's just time will tell. Time will tell. All right. Budget. Is that the last thing? All right, fiscal year 26 has 5 days
left in it. And as you can see, um, Clear Pond has taken a chunk out of our budget. So, 3 weeks at Clear Pond, um, everything had to be thrown away. Everything in the snack shack had to go. They left water
in the hot dog maker. The air fryer was full of food. Everything had to go. And then the chair broke that the kids sit in. Um the chair in the office is broken. So we had to order new chairs
for that, new chairs for this, new air fryer, new popcorn machine, new hot dog maker. It was just everything. And it seems that way for everything like storing the things over the winter is going to be very important. the some
of the lifeguards the um the band they wear for location um mice ate them >> so they have to be replaced um everybody's whistles everybody's stuff
the first aid kits it didn't look like they had been replaced in a bit so we got all new life like jacket first aid kits it's just you can go through this paper it's like crazy everything. Um, we
got a printer. They have our old computer. You can see the desk. The um Oh, we did have a Lon Pond Lodge. I think that's at Clear Pond. It's on track. Everybody comes and says
how nice it is. So, that always feels good. Um, Paul came and in reinstalled the announcement, the speaker. So, everybody's been using that. That's pretty fun. 20 more minutes till the snack shop closes. 10 minutes till the water closes.
So, that's good. Um, Lon Pond Lodge, we've had a dumpster problem. So, they called over the weekend. They called Paulie. So, he called me on Monday. Um, we asked Harvey to come out and do an emergency pickup at the dumpster. They wouldn't do
that. They said, "Our pickup's Thursday. We'll see you Thursday." So, I I had to go to Ted Williams camp, um, take stuff out of the dumpster, bring it over to Clear Pond, and put it in that dumpster so that Cle Ted Williams camp would have
room for the week to put their stuff in. Um, that's it, I guess. Is their dumpster just not big enough or is it getting like are people putting stuff in there while they're at the camp? >> It used to be locked and that's the problem. We had a John Pond part two.
I'm pretty sure I saw a mattress in there a few weeks ago. >> Great. So, we got to get those locks back on. And we had them on at Ted Williams camp, too. >> But it didn't look like that. It looked like mostly trash bags. Like they must have had weddings. But I think when we
in when we put Clear Pond and John Pond back online for every other week, I think they might have put them all every other week. So there wasn't getting picked up every week. >> So I just told them, "Let us know right away if that's not happening. Don't wait till it's overflowing."
>> Is there a camera on that? >> Um, we don't have a camera on the dumpster. I don't know if theirs covers their dumpster or not. >> Where are the cameras in this park here? Um, the senior center has their own council on aging has their own set of
cameras. I know we have one on this building that good does the tennis courts, the playground, the parking lot, and then the rest, the maintenance shed. Bless you. >> Expensive. Seems to me having a camera on the dumpster was not a bad idea. >> They weren't they that expensive?
>> They were not cheap. No. >> Oh, well. So, >> okay. >> On the budget report. >> Yes. >> Just um >> just an update. I did that did some
figuring and u so right now according to this report with just over $66,000 um in black. So right looking
>> it appears right now that revenue that is it that will be deposited by the end of the fiscal year by the end of this month it's going to be about another $23,000 that's going to come from New Pond Lodge
and the uh online season that uh passes from Clear Pond Park >> that that's between now and July 31st. >> Yep. Yeah. We're waiting. I'll be picking up a a check for June rent,
uh the May and June room fees and util and the last utility invoice from uh Kong which comes to about $17,000. >> And how much are those floor pies costing? $500 a month, give or take a little bit.
>> So So that's some re additional revenue that's coming in. Uh just looking at personnel costs remain it looks like about another 4,000 is going to be expended on that and based on
this expense report that uh Melissa just submitted and uh insurance costs that haven't been charged to us yet and indirect charges that haven't been charged to us yet. >> They'll get there. They don't forget those. >> No, I didn't realize that. But I'm just letting you know what the bottom line is
going to be. >> So there's another $16,000 there that's going to be um charged. So the net revenue minus anticipated personnel and expenses is going to be about $3,000
more. So it looks like we're going to finish with a good close to $70,000. >> Don't hold me to that. I was an estimate. Yeah, because you take the 13,000 out for the new model. >> If you get if you get that in the budget, fine. >> Yep. >> You know,
>> but but the point is there's money there. >> There's money there. And we have um if you look, it says skate park improvements. There's $6,000 left in that account. Let's not let the girls go hog wild with that. But there's money to pay for their
repairs and their paint, right? I mean, we should see that's part of their community service, what they can get donated, >> right? >> Yeah. But yeah, because that's part of it, >> right? >> Anybody have any budget questions?
>> Um I might Yeah. The um Where does it show up what Freetown pays for? um for baseball or is that not included in this report? >> It is included, but it's included with everybody else's. So, they're what they
pay is on their league agreement >> and it go then it goes into the general fund and goes everywhere. >> Mhm. >> Which may explain why feels okay. So, there's not money that doesn't go into field maintenance.
>> Well, it all goes into field maintenance, right? We have two maintenance people. We have their when they ask us for lime, we get it. When they ask us for um infield mix, we get it. And when they ask us for clay for
their base paths, we get it. So don't think that just because it goes into the general fund, it doesn't go to maintenance because look, like most of our money goes to maintenance. Okay, I this is a little bit of a segue, but
it's been pointed out that it's been an informal agreement with Freetown what their leagues should be doing, what their responsibility is for caring for the fields and it's been pointed out that that it should be formalized. It
should be a formal expectation in writing. Well, I'm sure once the fields are done, it will be and it will be monitored. Um cuz we can't these fields can't go back into the condition that once they're done, they can't go back into
the condition that they're at now. It'll have to be maintained the whole time. But I mean, I don't I don't really want to get into this. I know you and I have talked um Freetown >> Lakeville
Baseball, right? They take care of all of Memorial Fields. So they take 100% and they do it all. You come to Lakeville and they haven't been doing any. >> They don't rape the fields. They don't do anything. So I mean for to have this
discussion again and for to be to hear from people that we don't put any money back into our fields, that's incorrect. I didn't I didn't say >> I mean I can say from a softball perspective it's absolutely incorrect. Softball for stone dust every year and
the town gets it within a few days. >> I've heard other people say that. I haven't repeated it because I don't know what the situation is. I'm still sizing it up and um but it does seem to me that there should be some kind of legal as you say and if this fields if the fields get back into shape yet there should be
a contract for what they should be expected to do because it's not fair to not have them >> right do and I know everybody says oh Freetown Lakeville baseball they pay thousands of dollars a year everybody's been paying thousands of dollars a year
per it's per kid it's for everything per person. Volleyball pays it, softball pays it, horseshoes pay it, soccer pays it. Everybody's paid it for all these years except for fla. They paid a flat rate which was half of what everybody
else was paying and that was per year, not per season. So, >> if they're complaining that we don't have enough money for field maintenance, if we were getting the $20,000 that we get from softball and soccer, there would have been $20,000 in the
>> I'm sorry, I did I didn't mean to I didn't mean to to take it to you. >> A good thing to note on that is like I mean I feel like it's something we talk about all the time. It is a a high priority on our list. It's definitely like a top done to redo all the fields
instead. I mean, it's on our list when we got plans to to use money for it. When we get money for it, >> right? Well, there might be another opportunity if people are researching grants. There might be grants out there to reduce softball field >> uh baseball fields.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. And if we can figure out the park grant and get that all taken care of, you can do the park grant and it'll take care of all the ball fields and they're in different places, but it's the same >> Mhm.
>> thing. So, they would do it from two different places. So, cuz it's going to be $150,000 to do Ted Williams camp. It's probably going to be that to do John Pond Park. Like, easy. So,
it's just a lot. And I know I did it last year with the help from Lacy Human Resources. We worked on that a little bit, but until you have all the details, like it's not worth spending all your time and going to the meetings and the
seminars to learn how to apply for the grant until you have those answers. Like where are we going to get the money to get reimbured? Like because now you're talking $400,000, right? that you have to have and then they'll
reimburse you when they're you're done. >> No, you need to be looking at grants, not not what you not the kind of structure that you're talking about. Yeah. >> You need we need you need to look for one that does not request that you get reimbured later, >> right? But and but then you're thinking
I mean we live in Lakeville. There's >> it's not urban. It's not low economic. >> It's not a low economic area. >> Yeah. There's a lot of there's a lot of negative things to be uh >> to overcome. Yeah, that's that's for sure. >> All right. Does anybody else have any
questions or comments or anything they would like to discuss park related? >> I'll review those and sign if you want. >> Thank you. All right. Anybody motion to go ice cream? >> I'll make a motion to adjourn at 7:28
and people can go for ice cream if they >> Thank you. Second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I I thank you everybody for joining us tonight everybody.