[music] Good evening and welcome to the June 11th Lakeville Parks Commission meeting. Is there anybody besides Lake Cam recording? Hearing none, we'll begin. Announcements. Our big announcement is
Clear Pond opens in 9 days um Saturday, June 20th. So, we're really excited about that. Anybody else have any announcements? Okay. No guest meetings, no minutes to
review. Discuss a possible vote to approve application requests for the Legacy Looney Looney Legacy Foundation at John Pond Park August 8th and 9th or 15th and 16th depending on weather. I assume [clears throat]
>> um they did get back and say that they preferred the 15th or the 16th. >> Okay. 8 to 5. They usually use all the fields and it's a fundraiser. Charity blooper
ball tournament, six to eight teams. We utilize all three fields at John Pond Park. The tournament runs on Saturday from 8:00 to 5:00 and Sunday is reserved as a rain day. Feast structure for participants is donation based. Does it every year, never any problems.
Um, he works it out with softball and blooper ball and whoever else is there. Like I said, never any problems. Any questions? >> Did we do a fee last time? >> We did not cuz it's a um
It is a donation. It's a charity. All the prophets go to I don't know what they go to, but they go to something for his father, for Mr. Looney. >> Um, this [clears throat] is one. There's
only two groups, charity tournaments that happened that have never had fees, and this is one of them. I make a motion that we approve the uh Lumi Legacy Foundation event on the 15th
and 16th from 8 to 5 at John Palm Park >> for no fee >> for no fee. >> I second it. >> Any further discussion? All in favor? I >> I
Okay, now application for co-ed blooper ball. Knock on wood. I'm going to say this out loud and then we're going to have problems. We haven't had um problems with co-ed blooper ball in a few years.
Again, they work out with softball and they work out with women's blooper ball to coordinate their schedules. Were they just using field one this year? >> Yes. >> July to October 6 to 10, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridays. July 7th to October 13th. So, there's a new secondary Any [clears throat] questions there? >> The times don't interfere with any times we have.
>> It's fine. It's on the calendar. It doesn't conflict with anything. So, it's they've got their insurance. We're good to go. >> Yeah. So, it's John Fon Park because it's blooper ball again. So, yeah. No, they they are really good. Those three, the co-ed blooper ball, the women's
blooper ball, and softball. They work it out and they are pretty flexible with each other. They're the most giving leagues. >> Okay. Then I'll um motion to approve. >> I'll second it. [clears throat] Any
further discussion? All in favor? >> I >> I >> Okay, perfect. Okay. Um, park's budget hasn't changed too much since last time, but I just want
everybody to see it again because we only have 20 days left in this budget cycle. So, if you have any concerns or anything, guess it doesn't really matter because there's only 20 days left.
>> Is that 58? You know what to hold. [clears throat] >> I'm sorry. What? 58,630. That's the actual >> that we have left, >> right? Actually, I made a deposit today. It's now
it's about 70,000 today. >> Uh, Lon Pond Lodge check. >> Yes. >> Nice. >> Two two checks. And there's still some um they haven't paid last month's firm fees yet. And I've got a some other
invoices about outstanding. So hopefully we'll get those. But I'll I'll lean on them to get that by the end of the >> fiscal year. So we look like we're going to be finishing in good in pretty good shape. There's a few things that haven't been um
>> credited yet. I need to look at what it is, but uh >> because we'll have to encumber those. >> Yeah. For example, the indirect charges. They haven't charged us yet for those. And and liability and insurance. That's the two those two there are 10,000. >> Yeah. I don't think he's going to forget those.
>> No. No. But I'm just saying it's it's going to take it down a bit. >> Yeah. >> Through the chair. Um how does that compare to last year? Do you how does it compare? >> Well, um we still have 20 days left. So with
We'll talk about it. It's next on the It's on the agenda is um the tractor, the lawn mower we need. So that's 139. So $14,000 off the top. So I think last year we might have retained like $30,000. >> So it's still more sounds.
>> It is more. Our Lon Pond Lodge fee went up $500 a month. So that's $6,000 more. >> Sounds good. >> Yeah. We just can't get used to that, you know. >> So that 50 I guess whatever we have this year will go into retain earnings again. Does that >> that goes >> add to the 30? I forget how that works.
>> Say that again. Does that add to the 30 from last year? Retained earnings. >> Yeah. So, I retained earnings. Well, unless we took it out to use this year, but I don't think we took anything out there to use. >> So, that 30 something is already in there. And then the
>> 50 we'll call it >> will go in too. And then if we need any other things or we want to do something with that in the fall, we can go to town meeting and take it out. Like you could decide you want to do two fields for the spring in town meeting. We'll go and take it out.
>> Yeah. >> The lungs were sitting in that. Um that would be something if the Lakeville Country Club turns into senior housing as he discussed when he was here. He also brought it to the town administrator that he would be willing to redo the fields. But that's if it
passes when it passes. >> Yeah. you know. Yeah. >> So, >> it's a nice offer, but it could be two, three, four years down the road. >> Yeah. So, if we could chip away some of it. >> Yeah. So, you can think about that because we
can also ask the CPC if they'll match. Like if we do 50,000 from them and 50,000 from us, that's maybe four fields. Yeah. >> If we can find a little bit of money somewhere else, that might be all the fields. Yeah, >> it's a nice idea.
>> And September is the time September is the time when those CPC >> applications. >> So, we need to get work on that before. >> So, it's already Noel, can you see if the redoing the baseball fields will fit into the
criteria? >> If redoing which fields? >> The Ted Williams camp fields. >> The Ted Williams camp fields. And And there are two there, correct? >> There's six. There's six fields there. >> But yes, they could get even four. That's a lot more. It's quite quite a
>> two were cheaper. The um T-ball one up front that they were actually just playing on when I just drove by and the one way in the back, the softball field. >> So So what what I would say is we should fill out an application for it because I don't I don't think I'm
going to get a verbal yay or nay. It needs to be like a formal let's do a formal application, >> right? But if we do the formal application and it's rejected, we don't have a backup. >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? >> Well, [clears throat] I don't I'm not going I really don't see them as giving
me a verbal yay or nay. I I can try. I can try, but um I I think that the answer I'm going to get is going to be fill out an application >> even if they maybe gauge an interest. >> Yeah, I guess. >> Yeah. Okay.
Um, I will. >> So, that's that. So, I'll hold that out and we'll discuss clear fund park first and then we'll go back to the budget so I can show you where the money that I'm looking for will come from. Okay. Discuss and possible vote on staffing
and budget for Clear Pond Park. So, staffing, we have seven lifeguards that applied. We had six attendants that applied. One actually just withdrew 20 minutes ago. So, we have five attendants and we have two assistant directors.
So, if we can Do you want me to name them or do you just want to um I would recommend that we hired all of them. >> Great. >> For the 2026 Clear Pond season.
with the the assistant directors. You think they'll be uh pretty good to tag team that role almost? >> Um I think they have their different strengths. Ashlin has been a lifeguard at Clear Pond for 5 years. So I think
she would focus more on that side. Um she's got good ideas. She wants to do training. She wants to do all kinds of things which is good. Um, and Colleen is more act she doesn't have her lifeguard certificate. So, she's more of a um like
a motivator, like a teacher kind of that she'll do really well with the gay kids and the with all the kids, but she won't obviously she won't be leading lifeguard instructions. >> Awesome. >> So, I think together
they will be fine. And then after we vote on that, I'll tell you my other thoughts. >> So So are we going to give them, you know, 100% equal authority on things?
>> Um, yeah. I think that they'll work fine as a team. I'm going to see if Colleen wants to do the payroll because, um, we need somebody to do the payroll and somebody to sign the payroll. And if I do the payroll, I can't sign for the payroll.
>> So, you would have to vote for somebody to sign the payroll, which isn't a big deal. It's just you have to be available to get the payroll cuz it the week ends on Sunday and you turn it in Monday morning. So, it's just going to be somebody's going to be there to sign it
>> and turn it in. >> Um, and if she doesn't, then we'll work something out. >> Yeah. I I just know a lot of times when you have two people that have >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, that are sharing it. I I think it's good to have, you know, some
concrete something in place of what the >> Oh, no. We absolutely agree with you. Peter was rallying for please. He's like, talk to them. See if one of them will please be the director. >> I did. They wouldn't. Noel sat in on
those um interviews. Yeah. >> Um, so yeah, I tried one. Um, Colleen wants to only work 20 hours a week and Ashlin's doing an EMT training course, which is great for her on Saturdays, so she only wants to do 30 hours, so she
could focus on that. Um, so, all right. So, let's give let's do this and then I will um tell you the rest, >> one step at a time. >> You want just for the record, you want to read the names?
>> Sure. For the record, I motion that we hire um Sophia Adams, Tyler Civant, Xavier Chow, Nicholas Dufort, Gregory Amy, Owen Gallagher, Mia Langil, Autumn Leau,
Ashlin McDonald, Roco Mele, William Sergio, Calvin Suckliffe, Colleen Suckcliffe, and Declan Eugi to work at Clear Pond Park for the 2026 I'll second the motion. Um,
so moved. Yes. Then Noel. Okay. Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I I >> Okay, so Colleen wants 20 hours. Ashley
wants 30 hours. We're open 58 and a half hours. So, that leaves us eight and a half hours without coverage. Now, we can split that. Um, we can all take a Saturday since Ashlin can't work Saturdays and that would help greatly or
we can hire somebody else who just wants to do 10 hours a week. Or we can take one of our attendants and promote them and they could do it. We actually we had [clears throat] um Jacob who just
withdrew would have been good. Sophia would also be good. She applied for the assistant director position but we thought two assistant directors was probably enough. >> So I don't know what your
wish is. Um, I did just take my serve safe class, my choking class, and my allergen class so that I can work in the snack shack and teach the kids that because we need two serve safe people, which gets to where I'm going to ask you
for money. Um, an allergen person and a choking person that do have to be on site at all times. So, I said, "Well, who was the other person last in the past?" And they said, "Nobody. The director said that he would be there all the time.
So they only took him, but we they said we need two at least. So I told them I would be on site until we got somebody else trained. Do you want to skip around? So I'm going
to ask you for money to train people. Um, first I'm going to ask for you to cover No, let's stick with Serve Safe. So, Serve Safe is $179
per person. I would like to ask you >> what? >> $79 per person. And I would like to ask you to cover two people getting trained providing that they
obviously it would be a reimbursing once they pass the class then they would get reimbursed um and then others they can do on their own. Now, on that same vein, we have had ask
lifeguards if their classes were reimbursed and if they were getting money for their clothing. Um, which we haven't done in 5 years. That used to be the policy and then they stopped that policy. Um, so I said, "No, we don't do
that anymore. Um, it's not in our budget, but if that's something you guys really want to do, we can revisit that through the chair. I think that it would be really good for morale to be able to give a kid a shirt that
said Clear Pond Park. >> Oh yeah. Well, so okay, that's fine. We um Doug has done that every year. He's always done that. So I just asked them because we no longer have access to like the fun in the sun thing, whatever. So,
um I asked the kids in an email if they would like to design one and one of the girls has designed two, >> right? >> So, we'll have to decide which one we want to go with or the kids can decide which one they want to go with. >> So, these if we were to reimburse for,
you know, all this lifeguard stuff, what would the cost be? Um, lifeguard training is about 350 and the clothes it can be $100. $150 a bathing suit. >> Okay. So, for seven >> seven
be $3,500 >> for So, it's just like $300 total. Okay. >> Yeah, that's a lot. And I think that's why we stopped doing it. Um, >> 300 Did Excuse me. Did you say $350 for
a baby? A bathing suit? >> No. 150. >> The 350 was for the training. >> Yeah, the lifeguard training. >> Okay. Yeah. The training I don't question. Okay. >> So, yeah, because it's they have to wear lifeguard, >> right? >> Bathing suits and stuff. So, it's more
>> um they started doing it because they couldn't find lifeguards, so they would pay for their class, get them all set, whatever. But a lifeguard a lifeguard certificate is that 2 years or 3 years? Do you remember? >> I do not know. >> So the problem with that is if you pay
for their certification, right, and then they go somewhere else. >> I I feel like that's that's a gamble that you're going to have to take and it regardless. >> Well, that that risk >> we have seven lifeguards, so we don't really have to take that. >> Pardon me? I said we have seven
lifeguards who are already >> So they're already cert are all lifeguard certified already. >> Okay. >> Yeah, there's um two that are up for reertification. >> Okay. I think we get um my thoughts would be
getting the suits for them and the training. They have >> credit. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, no, they have the training already. So, >> no, for the suits. For the bathing suits. >> Yeah, for the suits. It's there >> for one bathing suit. Clear. I mean, they're they're clear pond suits.
>> Like it says Clear Pond lifeguard on it. >> T-shirt. >> The t-shirt. >> Oh, yeah. T-shirt. >> T-shirt. >> Yeah. Cuz that won't be $100. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I I'm all for that. Everybody's [clears throat] on board with that?
>> For sure. >> Perfect. Okay. >> Serve save. It just was two people. >> Two people at like 180 each. So it would be 360 for two people >> and that we need. >> Yeah, I think that's a need. So
>> yeah, yeah, probably 360. And I love the shirt idea. >> Perfect. >> Um, okay. Now, >> sorry. What was the cost? What are we talking about? Bathing suits. >> No t-shirts. >> T-shirts. Okay. So, what was 160? You said >> one.
No, >> it was 360. >> 360 for the two serve safe classes, >> right? and that we decided just to give the lifeguards their t-shirts, >> right? >> Not bathing suits. >> Okay.
>> Um Okay. So, I also The Red Cross has a managing lifeguards class for $150 online class. So, I would like to take that class and be in reimbursed when [music] I pass that class because looking at everything
right now, my feeling is that I'm going to have to step in and be I don't want to be called the director. [laughter] I want to be the helper or the park commissioner [music] or whatever. Like I I didn't ever want to be the director. >> You're going to be overseeing >> and I can't be like a lifeguard because
I can't see. Like I just >> So you it makes sense to me that you take a class that you get reimbursed for. >> Yeah. >> I make a motion that you are able to take the online class for supervising lifeguards and that you are uh
reimbursed for it. >> Perfect. >> Seconded. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> I >> Okay. Thank you all. >> What was the cost for that? $150. I was going to say I started it this morning, full disclosure. And I said
told Peter, I'm like, I should have done this months ago. I went over the hiring process, the where to apply, put out applications and stuff for, but I didn't even know that it existed then. So, okay. So this weekend I am going to be
Saturday probably late afternoon at Clear Pond going through what needs to be done, what we need, and all that good stuff. So if anybody is available Saturday afternoon, >> I'm flexible on my time.
I'm going to be at a my grandson's ball game down Cape until about 1:00, but then after that I can pop in. Okay. >> For a bit Saturday. This Saturday. >> This Saturday. >> Yeah. For a bit before. Um like 4.
>> 4. Perfect. >> What's the four then? I guess. So like probably like around like the 1:00 with >> No. Well. >> Okay. So 4:00 this Saturday. >> Oh, like earlier. I can't after 4. All right. >> Yeah. So, like maybe like a one o'clock, something like that. >> Around one o'clock.
>> You want to do two two to 3:30? That'll give Andrew time to go do what he has to do and you time to come home. >> 2 to 3:30 I'll be there. >> Okay, perfect. Um, yeah, cuz there's pro I'm sure there's
things that I've missed that need to be done. So, we'll make a list and work on those. I've blocked my calendar for all next week. So, all right. Anything else about Clear Pond?
>> Just for information, uh, online season passes. There have already been, uh, eight Lakeville resident passes purchased and 12 non-resident passes purchased. Okay.
So that's 12 at 200. So is that 2400? >> Eight res 3,000 something, >> right? Cuz eight residents is 120. So
that would be um 8960. So that will help us if we go to the budget budget. We were short on the revenue season
passes. We were short by almost 7,000. So that will help. It's 3360. So, we might make that. Nice. The chair. Lakefield Day revenue.
Lakeville Day revenue was $50 for um fees for people selling things. And two 200 185. We turned in 335. >> 135.
>> So, we turned in 235. >> Yeah. What was the 185 for? >> 185 is what was a donation from selling the plants and the baked sale and then $50 was the rest the fees.
But I don't know if you're going to think it's a good idea, but all of a sudden I had a good idea this morning. If I'm serve safe certified, right, we could do pancake breakfasts at the beach at Clear Pond on like Saturday mornings
or Sunday mornings. >> We could we could [laughter] The question is, was that a good idea or is that not a good idea? >> Get a black stone, throw it out there. >> Pancakes, eggs. >> Yeah,
>> black stones are those are expensive grills. Yeah. Would make it back. >> It [clears throat] would. You wouldn't make it back in one season. >> And a pancake breakfast. Of course we would. >> Only like bucks.
>> Think it doesn't hurt trying it. >> Yeah. I'm going to enjoy this one. >> Okay. All right. So, let's get it opened and running and then we'll revisit. >> Somebody can remind me. like pancakes. I hope it doesn't start raining. >> Everybody likes pancakes.
>> Who doesn't like pancakes? We can even put chocolate chips in them. >> Discuss a possible vote on parks commission representative to the open space committee and the community [clears throat] preservation committee. So last year I joined the open space
committee because they said, "Hey, you need somebody on the open space committee." And everybody said, "Not it." So, does anybody would anybody like to be on the open space committee? >> I'd like to continue with CPC. >> You know you do, Andrew.
>> That's another meeting, right? >> Yeah. It's only once a month. So, it's not so bad, but it takes a while to like anything, right? You takes a while to get into the groove. And I'm still not overly into the groove, but I've learned a lot. So, and it's pretty interesting.
So, all right. Does anybody want to nominate me for the open space committee position? >> I'll nominate you to be part of the open space committee. I'll >> second that. >> Any further discussion?
>> All in favor? >> I I >> Yay. Open space. I get to stay with you. >> Uh, I did. Okay. Um, a representative to the community preservation committee. So, Noel has
been our open space representative for one year. >> Community preservation. >> Yes. So, this past year. Does anybody else have any interest in doing that? Not any. Not even a little bit. Andrew, they don't even meet every Noel does a great
>> How often do you meet? >> It's the same. It's once a month. >> It is once a month. >> Yeah, I think it's Yeah, it's usually the Thursday that I'm we're not meeting here. >> Yeah. Okay. It just it kind of concerns me. I feel
like I get thrown under the bus a lot and I know some of my own doing, but I I don't and I don't know what we get out of having a park representative at open space. Although, they did just map all of our trails at Ted Williams Camp. So
that that's a plus. I can send that to you guys. And um I don't know about what [snorts and clears throat] we get from the CPC having a person on that commission either. Do you think it's valuable to have a park member on the CPC? >> Well, do you think it's valuable for the
park to have the parks member on [clears throat] the CPC? >> I'm going to go back and ask them about uh field field repairs, the ball field repairs. So um if that's valuable that's the function I serve. So you know
it depends on if you if you consider that valuable or not. It's that's what a [clears throat] liaison does. >> Yep. You're not wrong. >> I don't I don't always I don't have any influence if that's what you're asked. I
I don't have influence on on what flies and what doesn't fly. I I just, you know, I just serve the function of um >> communicating back and forth. >> Yep. [clears throat] >> Okay. Anybody want to motion that?
>> I will motion to have Noel remain on the community preservation committee. >> Second that. >> Um any further discussion? >> All right. All in favor? >> I >> I
three eyes. >> Okay. Park Enterprise budget. We did. Oh, I did write down where because in two weeks we'll have our final meeting and as long as everything stays the same on
our budget, um I want to tell you where we're going to take the 14,000 for our new lawn mower. So, other services has a balance of $698 is $5,000. We can take from there.
Repair and maintenance for building and grounds has $13,964 left in it. But so we can take 5,000 from there. That's$10,000. Grounds keeping supplies has $8,713.
However, we're going to use 5,000. I think it was $5,400 was our fertilizer last season. So that will come out before our next No, by the end of the month. I think it comes they're doing it on the 28th.
So, we can take 2,000 from there. And equipment has $4,624 and we can take $2,000 from there. That's $14,000. And that leaves enough in the account to cover anything that might come in last minute.
So, it's hobbled together, but it's a lawn mower. You need to see where they were coming. Good. and the all of the things we just approved. Park activities still has $3,000 for this month and office supplies has 1,600 for this month.
Although Peter just bought cash registers. How much were your cash registers? >> $500 >> each. >> No. >> Maybe we should have went $500 each >> for two of them. >> Um just for the record. Um as far as
taking these uh >> little from here, a little from there. Yes, it's really difficult from an accounting point of view. It really just has to come out of one line. The the point is [clears throat] your total um expense budget is still going to be under. So,
>> it is going to be under. >> So, really what it really should come out of is what is it? If if it's equipment, it should come out of equipment because that's what we're paying for. >> Yeah. >> Um yeah, if Mike says that's where he wants it to come out of, that's fine.
Or we could take it out of um repairs and maintenance. >> But it's But it is equipment. [clears throat] It is equipment. >> That's the thing. That's what the >> But it's for repair and maintenance. >> Oh, repair and maintenance on equipment or in equipment.
>> Say that again. >> Like the repair and maintenance/equipment line or the equipment line? >> Repair and maintenance buildings and grounds. because it's to take care of the grounds. >> That's all right. We can take it all out of the equipment.
>> I'll just double check with Mike and make sure that's how he wants it. Cuz like you said, in the end will um it all evens out. But I know it's a little more difficult for you, but okay. Any other questions on budgets on
clear pond on anything else? Any liaison information? Just September for CPC. September is when the applications go in. So, I'll find out what I can about the ball fields and um
find out if the next step may very well be doing a formal application for field maintenance or repair as it sounds like we need. Okay. Um the RFP is ready to go out. It's with
the lawyer now for Lun Lodge. Um, we did meet with um the current cranberry catering owner and he said his winter business is really slow. So ultimately he would like to
close for January, February and March. And by close I mean not pay us, lay off his people for those three months and whatever. Now, I'm not sure if he meant this contract
or going forward when he reapplies. >> This is the catering company or the rent. >> It's Lon Pond. It would be the rent and there would be zero room fees coming in if he closes. So, so what would be through the chair?
What would be the opportunities during that three-month period to rent it to someone else? >> Um, I don't know. That is a fair question and one that if it's for right now, we
will definitely ask. If it's for the next contract, I'm not sure how the whole situation will work, right? Because they have to submit a bid. So, I'm just not sure like you can't put all that in a
>> and and so what would be the adjustment on the contract? The financial adjustment. >> The financial hit would be the $30,000. That's plus it probably be the $50,000. It would be all that we because 30,000 for three months plus the room fees. >> Yeah.
>> So, $150,000 is that >> No, just 30,000. >> 30,000 for those three months. >> Yeah. and then 20,000 for room fees that we won't get. >> So that's 50,000 >> 20k, >> right? >> It's a $50,000, >> right? So that's just something to think
about because our new budget will be in effect. So, we're gonna have to conserve the first six months until we find out what's going to happen with the contract next time because I was hoping we at least got the same
lay plateaued like we don't need that much more money, but to keep the same amount of money would be nice. >> Yeah. >> Joint meeting, right? >> Say that again. >> Wasn't that the contract we looked at uh at our joint meeting? >> Yeah. So they made a couple changes that
we had suggested like putting a date when the it was actually due in the 5 years. Yeah. >> So the select board approved it at their last meeting >> and that was without this month thing. >> No, that's not even in there.
>> Yeah, that's not in there. >> Nope. So I'm just hoping um once the lawyer approves it, we'll send it out to all the people that didn't get it last time. So they weren't aware of it. So, I'll send it to the local catering companies
and um hope that somebody picks it up >> for the entire calendar year. >> For the entire fiveyear calendar years with five years. Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So, somebody told me I hope too much, but what else can you do? All right. No liaison updates. Um I don't know if this is a liaison update, but they were supposed to pump our septic on Friday. They did not. So on
Thursday, Thursday, Wednesday. Wednesday. Today's Thursday. So Wednesday, I cleaned the bathroom once again. I feel like >> somebody bit my tongs. >> Yeah. >> Through the chair. I feel like we have
to um there have been so many problems with these bathrooms. I feel like we [clears throat] need to start keeping a diary of when these things happen, but then a formal diary of when Bay State
goes there so that we can track it. So it's >> so there's no question of whether they've pumped or not, what date they pumped. >> So we can look back and say that's the date it was pumped because um I mean at
this point I don't know short of locking the bathrooms and putting portaotties in. I don't know how we can continue and with a busy season coming up and Clear Pond being busy, how we can continue to
accommodate these bathroom problems. >> Right. So, we do have that because when they invoice us, Peter keeps a copy of all the invoices digitally. It's just that if they pumped it Friday, we wouldn't have the invoice till like they mailed it to us. So, what I'm talking
about to remedy that is not waiting for the invoice to come in. It's it's having a even if it's a piece of paper on the wall of the Tai Chi studio there or whatever, so that they sign something on
the wall, Joe Schmo here, pumped June 15th, whatever. So, you can say, "Oh, that's when they were here." So, you don't have to go looking through invoices to know when they were here. because it's becoming such a problem and it's going to really take away from other things that need your attention
>> or somebody else could clean the bathroom. >> I mean, unless >> won't be me. >> Unless we're going to have someone there, you're not going to get them to actually sign the thing. I I I mean it's hard enough to get people to, you know,
sign in to, you know, sign in forms when you have employees there trying to make them sign in. Trying to get people to to do a signin form when there's no one there is I I think going to be absolutely impossible.
>> I I've always found trades people to be really pretty accommodating that way. Um just as like when they deliver my oil, they put the slip in the door and I know when they were there. In the same way, they seem very nice and and John at that the um martial arts uh place seems very
accommodating to help with that. And if he knows that Bay State's coming, it's simple enough for him to go and say, [clears throat] "Hey, can you just sign this?" >> Right. But he's never he's not there during the day. >> Well, whoever's there, you know, >> this is not a lot of times there's nobody. >> I'm just Yeah. No, it's not a bad idea
if we could get it to happen, but normally >> like somebody's there. Normally they call Paul and say, "Oh, we'll be here between this time and this time." And then he's there, I'm there. If we're all there, >> yeah, >> pumping party, but um No, they didn't. I
didn't get the call. And sometimes I don't because it's too a short notice. So, and it's got to go from this person to this person to this person, back to that person. The only like attempt to solve it. We had it came, right? >> Yep. >> And it was nothing was wrong with it.
>> Nope. >> It's I'm telling you, it's the two ply toilet paper. I know you guys don't believe that, but it's the two ply toilet paper. >> We ordered one ply toilet paper >> and last week Peter went to pick it up at the off at the office where they put
all the big packages and somebody took our toilet paper. >> He tracked it down. Good job, Peter. hunted down our toilet paper. >> Who was the thief? >> It was just somebody saw toilet paper and they thought it was theirs and they grabbed it.
>> So, no big deal. It's all good. It was an innocent mistake, I'm sure. So, we [clears throat] now have our one ply toilet paper. However, Bob hasn't been in yet this week and he's got the We must have one in the office. The key to the toilet paper dispensers in the box.
>> I imagine so. Yeah, >> he'll flip them over from the two ply to the one ply. >> I I do. All my problems will be solved. >> I do know that that that when I buy toilet paper, I make sure it says septic safe. >> I know. Yeah, you mentioned that.
>> Peter said that they they are he checks. >> Okay. >> The problem is it's not even making it to the septic tank. >> Yeah. >> You saw it, >> right? It >> last week. I I mean I I don't I'm not a
plumber so I don't know what I All I know is there was water coming up through the floor and it it looked like fresh water. It was not toilet water. >> No. And it doesn't smell like when you >> when last time that backed up you opened that door and it hit you. Now it doesn't
smell when you go in. >> I don't know if there's a problem with the toilets getting clogged or if there's a problem with the plumbing. It's so once it's pumped, [music] sorry,
once it's pumped, if it um happens again, we'll know to check somewhere else because somebody mentioned like the O-rings underneath the toilet. Maybe they aren't working. But that's taking the whole toilet off. So, I'd rather wait and see, make sure the pumping is not going to solve our problem and the
one toilet paper is not going to solve our problem before I start taking toilets apart. >> Yeah, makes sense. because I'm guessing you don't want to help me with that either. >> Um, those days are gone for [laughter] me. So, sorry. >> Sorry. I understand.
>> There's always portaotties. You know, >> there are portaotties, but portaotties are what? $195 each and you'd need two. And then you need the handwashing station, which is another $195 a month. So, that's $600 a month. >> Yeah. If we don't get the bathroom problem fixed, it's going to get I don't
know. cost a lot of money. >> Cost a lot of money cuz what is that forever? >> So that's $7,200 a year. And we just talked about how we might be down income >> 50 grand. >> Yeah. How how old I mean it might be
reasonable to have to have base state. I do they do they analyze plumbing systems? Like could they say, "Oh, your plumbing pipes are 80 years old. You need to replace them." I don't maybe if they could see them, but I think the pipes are under ground like under the
cement floor. >> Well, that's where where the camera came in, >> right? And >> the camera will usually see if there's like a root in in in the pipe or like >> Yeah, cuz they picked up the crack at the Lon Pond Lodge, >> right? >> It's just who knows what to do. I'm like
I'm not a plumber. I'm not a septic person, but it's hard. I know that it's either way, right? It's costs a lot of money and we all know the budget's tight if you watch the town meeting. So,
>> we're there >> or we're there. All right. Any new business on a happier note other than bathrooms? No. Clear pond opening nine days. Pretty excited. Uh we have a great group.
Everybody we interviewed was awesome. Um, we have five people, I think, coming back from last year. So, that's great. >> All right. >> If there's nothing else, I'll see you
guys Saturday at 2:00 at Clear Pond. Okay. Do we have a motion? >> Motion to adjourn. >> I'll second it. Nolan Noel. Any further discussion? Okay.
7:16 we'll call the meeting to end. >> Have a great weekend. Oh yeah. All in favor. >> I'm so excited.