I open the uh recreation committee meeting on February 2nd, 6:35 p.m. Uh we'll start off with members present. We'll start I think today we'll start with John down there and then move our way. John Rian, uh, Mark Sant,
>> Mary Stacasio, >> Daniel Jones, David Roll, >> Michael Crutch, >> Cindy Courier, COA representative. >> Okay, excellent. Um, we'll quickly do the everyone had a chance to read Mark's uh, minutes for
the last um, I guess it's November and January. >> Yep. >> Um, any comment on that? I make a motion to approve it. Both. >> Both. Yeah. >> Second. >> All right. Discussion.
>> All right. All in favor? >> Done. Um, correspondence will um correspond for us, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, so I had a correspondence from Becky uh from the First Baptist Church. >> Bfield Parish.
>> Bfield Parish. Um, and she's looking to have uh sort of a a festival of sorts on the property. Uh, I've invited her here. If you um I they don't know anything really about it. I've asked you a couple questions, but I'd love for you to give
an introduction. Sure. >> Um to the what what you're looking to do and I'm sure that there's going to be plenty of questions. >> Yeah. Yeah. Do you want me to come to that seat? >> Yeah. And then just and just uh state your name. >> Okay. >> And you're at Bfield? I mean,
>> I'm um so I'm a resident of Bfield. Um, and I'm Becky Murray and I go to I'm the Christian education director at Biffield Parish Church. >> Um, so what we want to do is on May 9th, uh, it's a onetime event that evening from about 5:30 to 8 is the time we're
looking at. Um, but we would like to, it's essentially like a large capture the flag game. Um, and this is a event that we have been having at the church for the last 20 plus years. Um, and so, um, we've outgrown, we've done it, I don't know if you're familiar, the Bible Parish Church, there's like a little
triangle of property across the street. That's where we've had this event for the last 20 years. Um, but now we think we're going to have over 100 kids coming and so we don't fit. And so, we are just looking for a larger field to have our event. So, that's kind of the the basic
um like I kind of have I have two visions of this event. I have a small vision and I have a really big vision. So, um, the small vision is that we just do the same event that we've always done at the church. Like, we've always done it at the church, but we just do it on this field. Um, like I said, it's like a big capture the flag game. The kids wear
face paint and then we make um flower bombs out of nylons and like baking flour, right? And when you throw them, they kind of like poof like with kind of like gunpowdery, you know? And so, it's um it's really fun. And it's and then the other part of the event is that we
build um box forts like um like cardboard box forts. And so that so the event is like several rounds where first they come and they put on face paint and they build box forts. And then you have some rounds where they like they play capture the flag around the forts and stuff like that. And then at the end we
recycle everything and clean it all up. And so like I said we have been doing this for many years. It's really popular. And so that's kind of what we want to do. So that's the the very narrow version of the event. And then I have dreams someday to make it a big event where we invite the whole community to come and we have some
events for younger kids. Um and we have a band come and we do like all kinds of stuff. Make it like a big community event. Um right now the event is for kids from 5th through 12th grade. And so that's kind of the the age ring that we've invited. So >> and that's May 9th.
>> May 9th Saturday. >> It's a Saturday evening. Yeah. And I don't think that conflicts with any of the soccer groups, right? >> That that is that's one of my questions. How long is set up of this event? >> Um, we would well the way I planned it
would be at 5:30. Well, I have a list here. Exactly. >> Would start would set up start at 5:30 or the event >> because we have a soccer request that lasts months that will go until 4:00
that day. Oh, we wouldn't be here. We wouldn't need to come till like 5 at the very earliest. I was thinking >> then we have no contact. >> All right, >> Mark. >> I'm just thinking of fun. >> Uh, is there food?
>> So, that's part of my dream big plan is I actually know some like food trucks that I want to invite to come and people can get some food and stuff like that. Um, what we do typically for youth group is that we make like little snack bags for each of the kids. And so then after we play the big game which lasts about an hour um everyone has a snack and we
kind of sit down and like and have a talk and stuff like that is what we normally do. Um but I was like we our church has a band and so I was going to invite them to come and like play and have like a little concert at the end and stuff like that. And I thought I have some people who I know if we invited like families to come that could like do face painting and my
brother-in-law does like balloon animals and I thought it'd be fun. It's it's a fun event to watch actually. Um I have a video if you want to see of what it's like. It's a little wild. Uh, but it's it's really fun. It's a kind of a crazy, you know, it's very unique, like, you know, kind of a fun thing.
>> When you say you'd like to use the fields, are you looking at one one regulation size soccer field? Are you looking at two soccer fields? The whole um playing field area, which is
>> acres? No, probably. So, if you can picture where we've had it in that little triangle across the street, it's like one soccer field would be plenty big for like what we're doing. You don't want it to be too big because >> then it's too big, >> right? Exactly. >> There needs to be like dimensions for
them, right? And so, we've been doing it on a very tiny space and kind of depending on the number of kids that we have, I would maybe anticipate doing two games side by side. So you have fifth and sixth graders together and then you have like high schoolers or you know like to kind of separate ages so that the big kids don't trample the little
kids. So um so that would be how we would kind of determine but it would definitely be no bigger than like a soccer field and like if the um if we had the bands to come I would envision maybe having them set up kind of like near the building up up there. Um >> electricity and water,
>> right? Yeah, that makes sense. Yeah. So, we would have them kind of be up there and then we'd use maybe just one of those fields. Um, is kind of what I was thinking. >> There's also a pretty good sized chunk of land >> if you go basketball court. There's a playground up here now and there's
actually a mound. >> Oh, true. >> Which is a septic area, but it might be kind of fun. >> Yeah. >> In terms of if your flag's on top of the hill, right? And it would it would keep them off the side of the field as or like if you went from the from the
fieldhouse down >> and there's actually a perimeter which is a road. So, I mean that would just be maybe just well you can't see anything when you go there tomorrow but >> and just from a vision standpoint it might be interesting because you've got >> obstacles >> right >> you know there's fences there's
basketball hoops there's mounds there's >> uh might be an interesting alternative >> I think we I mean generally from a kids perspective and safety perspective we probably want to keep them off things that are >> potentially harmful >> well part of the event is the cardboard
box for us. So, we have people start collecting like their really big cardboard boxes and then we would transport them all over. And what we do is we actually start by building like a big wall in the middle of all the the cardboard boxes. And then the first round of the game is actually everyone has to run and grab their cardboard
boxes and pull them back to their side. And then they build like box forts and and then the kids also some of them like make themselves like armor and they like make helmets and like they and they have all we have face paint and so everybody puts face paint on and like so it's like they really get into it. Um and so
that's kind of part of the event as well but we can make the parameters >> as big or as small as we want, right? Like we would cone it off. >> I couldn't have I done something like that. >> My assumption would be at that time of the year the fields would be accessible to our permit holders.
Um, there would be two soccer nets on the field. Would that cause any problems? >> No, we I mean we could either if if it would be preferable, we can certainly move the soccer nets off the field or we could make the borders of the game, you know, not
>> or part of the fort. >> Or they could be part of the fort. >> It's true. >> Just so that you're aware that when you get there, it's like, oh, what do we do with this? So, >> right. And we could always ask the uh the users to remove the soccer mats off too. >> Okay. >> Since
they should. >> Um Okay. >> When do you decide small or large? Cuz the small is like an easy >> small just Yeah, small I literally just do what we've always done. Large is I wanted to wait until I knew I had a larger location to have it, right? Like
so I didn't want to reach out to like anybody else and ask them about it until um I knew I had a place to do it because we can't do any bigger than what we're doing at the church. We just literally have maxed out our space. >> It's the good news. >> Yeah, it's a great problem, right? And so if with if if it's like yeah, we can
use the fields then I have there's two other area churches that also have youth groups um that I was going to reach out to them and invite them to join us and then open it up to you know their people and whoever wanted to come. And actually one thing that we have had in the past is a small group of people have come to spectate. Um we just have some people
come because it's just funny frankly. And so we could open it up and say like families are welcome to come and just like watch. We wouldn't have younger kids play because again I don't want them to get trampled. Um but little kids might think it's it's fun. You know it's it's kind of wild. >> Something to look forward to.
>> It is. Yeah. Exactly. Actually, we tell that I have kids in church all the time, like younger kids who are like, "When?" It's called the bridge is what this program is called. And all the time kids are like, "When can I come to the bridge?" I'm like, "When you're in fifth grade, it's something to look forward to. You can come when you're in fifth grade." So, it's Yeah. They look forward
to it. >> Thanks. >> So, the only other question that I have for you is the food truck. >> Yeah. So I think if I think it would be >> that's where I was going to go to get a little >> it still has to go to board.
>> Yeah. Anything that's not um direct field athletic use soccer lacrosse >> um needs to get a per approved by the select board. >> Okay. >> When they review as we talked about the >> um public use permit.
>> So we're we're scheduling here. We're trying to ask you some questions that they may be asking you so that it doesn't um >> become like oh I don't know that >> any questions we had there might be other questions that they have regarding food truck >> because um you know they would be
ultimately the town is responsible >> and they want to make sure the crowd control so >> the number of people you have um you know when I've done groups like this it's here's my safety plan and here's everything in place so we know it's going to be um like it has
a well-run smooth event that um we have anticipated a lot of different scenarios. >> Okay. Yeah. I don't know. I've never worked with food trucks before, but I do know a couple people who are like that. Well, people I've talked to said they're like permitted to go to Manters. So,
>> yeah. Um Do you guys deal with Did you guys as a select board, did you deal with the coffee uh permitting the coffee truck or that was our okay on it? I I think that there was an approval to use town property in terms of parking thing
over there being accessible. So Becky would have to usually what happens is the rec committee says the fields are free that night or there's a that you there's no competition there. you can use the property and the next step usually is come to the select board with
a form you fill out ahead of time that says what marks the number of people that will participate description of the event time date and stuff like that and then you ask the select board to it's a permission to use town property >> okay >> and then you know we'll ask questions
about it and similar to what they asked here tonight and then we say go do it >> okay logic field. That sounds awesome. >> Yeah, sounds good. We we give you the sort of the approval to use the field for that time. >> Okay. >> But they give you the approval to
actually use it and the food trucks and stuff like that. So, >> okay. >> And we probably say you've been to the you've been to the rec committee and they said it's the the date is fine, time is fine. It's it's pretty simple. >> Okay, great. >> Can I just me point somebody from or
have somebody volunteer as a point person? So there's leazison >> going up to and then during the event something should happen like the bathroom's locked. Who are you going to call? >> Right. Right. >> You know we we have that system set up that who it is. We have any volunteers.
>> I'm checking my schedule. If I'm if I'm free I'll >> Okay. >> We're inviting all >> I think wants to >> I'm all for the face paint. this may I think it's something we should be going forward when we do
events have a point person >> great all right um I make a motion to um approve um the group on May 9th from five on
uh soccer field one and whatever else they may need >> how about two >> two's the one right next to the playground area Yeah, as close as I say soccer field as far back as you want. >> Soccer field, too. It's a larger soccer
field >> to the >> furthest back. >> So, across the basketball, I believe. >> Yeah, my kids play there. So, >> yeah. >> Um, so, um, anything else I have to add on that? Um,
>> what how about 4:30 to give them some time? >> Yeah. >> So, so 4:30 on >> Yeah. Um May 9th. Um we have a second on that. >> Second. >> Second. Yeah. >> Um any discussion?
>> So just to confirm um field two um from 4:30 on with uh the applicants that we have for regular field use, seasonal use of the cross till 4:00.
>> Um That is Saturday. >> It's soccer. It's trade soccer >> for field two. >> That's I'm double checking the field. >> Okay. Yeah. Historically, just for people's
education, one and three or one and two have been boys across, girls across respectively and then three, four, 58, and 5B have been for soccer. >> Yeah. If so on the on the request, it had no
field requirements. So, I just generally looked for any conflict. We have no conflict on two. Um >> Okay. Yeah. So, >> at all on Saturday. >> Perfect. Okay. Great. All right. Um, so, uh,
>> we have a second. So, >> we have a second. Um, we did have discussion. Um, and that field is available. Um, all we're going to vote on it. All in favor? >> I. >> All right. It's done. >> I think between my hand, we'll make sure
that you're prepared. Um, >> okay. >> Yeah. I'll send you some stuff. >> Okay. >> Uh to and >> we'll it'll be like a general field permit or like >> public town usage permit. >> And that'll be something that you'll
fill out and bring to the select board. >> Bill, does she need to get on the agenda beforehand? >> Yeah. Okay. >> Well, when she's ready, mom is was ready. And Becky, we have meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday every month. >> Okay. So,
>> does it take a few like if I submit it like by the end of this week, will it take a couple cycles to get on the agenda? Do you think? >> Um, if you if you submitted it this week would be um we'll set the agenda for the meeting next Tuesday on Wednesday.
>> Okay. >> So, if you brought that in by this week, it would end up the meeting on the 24th I think is the date. >> Okay. Okay, perfect. >> I mean, it's still February, so you >> Oh, I know. >> You got time. >> Yeah, that's great. Okay, cool. Thank
you. >> Awesome. >> All set. >> Thank you so much. >> All right. >> All right. >> Um, correspondence is done. Yes. More >> more. >> I get more field stuff, but that I don't know. >> That's under your application. Okay.
>> U bills and claims. I signed the form. We are >> just have towns and energy, I think. Yep. >> For the proposal for the field >> house and it was a delivery of January 3rd in
the amount of 78817. >> Oh no, >> I think so. It's a big one. So 424 >> when we get our accounting slips um I believe and there was an expenditure I
believe it's for a cleaning company like $4,000. >> No, that was my wreck >> last A1. Yeah, there's there's a it wasn't under the typical my wreck. It was like it was an expensive name like A1 Supplies
is I guess my question is is the town now using a service to clean uh the building. >> I think DBW is in charge of that. >> I I Well, there's two different things. If they're in charge of it or and or if they're doing it.
>> You don't have that printed. I don't have that with me. >> So, you saw a charge for 4,000. >> So, if you if you went back to the assistant accountants documentation that she sent out um that >> do you have that link? >> I don't even know. I have no I have no
knowledge of it. >> Do you know what date? >> It would have been for the date off the time. It would the assistant accountant >> Eve Eva >> Evan. Oh, okay. Yeah. Um, it was a a name that
I wasn't familiar with and it was for a large amount. When I looked them up, it's a cleaning company out of Salsbury. >> I will um talk to DBW and ask them. >> Future supplies. >> Future supply. >> Future. Maybe it is.
>> It's future supply and it's almost 4,000. >> Yeah. >> That's not my rack. >> Does that have a warrant number next to it? It does it. Do you want hand? >> Yeah.
>> 2604. >> 2604. So that's >> it's V VW2604. >> So that was back in >> that was on 821. >> Yeah. So that's >> 820. >> That's the beginning
>> beginning of the fiscal year. >> Fiscal year. So >> it's That's why it's eluding me. So, I thought you meant something more recent. >> Well, that's for I think I saw it on on on the document. >> If you go to our Google sheet, >> if it was from August, that should have
been should have updated the August 26 27 what that was. It has mark number. I put like a description in general. >> Give me a second. Is that the available record? No, >> that's future pricing.
>> No, current. Maybe I didn't update a 26 27. I thought I did though. I thought I made a new tab for this fiscal year. >> 2526. >> 2526. Yeah, >> it says future supply.
>> Just says future supply. It doesn't say >> this says future supply 2604. Exactly what the invoice that I saw said. >> So, >> is that is that the one you're questioning or you questioning? >> Part of my question when I saw that I
didn't recognize what it was. I don't remember us talking about that kind of expenditure. >> Okay. Well, probably did, but go ahead. Um, part of the issue is we still haven't got the invoice from DPW from the fall services.
>> It hasn't. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, yes. So, that's why that brought to my attention because I hadn't seen it. I don't remember seeing it in a previous document. So, sometimes things get added way after the fact.
That's an that's sort of my question is what is that? Um I don't remember looking through your notes what we spent that amount for. >> All right. Well, I'll tell you what. I'll make a phone call and I'll talk to
DPW. I'll talk to Annette and find out if she knows. And if not, we'll figure out what that is and if we're in charge. >> I will say that I see DPW at the fieldhouse cleaning. So, >> yeah, I see the van. Yeah. It could be >> could be supplies. Yeah. And it could be
supplies for the whole town, including the um the new bathroom down on um by the beach. Who knows? But I'll ask. So, it's easy enough to ask a question and come up with an answer instead of. >> All right. That's >> So that's from So that's the from
August, right? Is there any other elements that >> stood up? So, did you also want to find out when we're going to be charged for the fall >> assessment? Could be >> maybe
>> what when are we going to be charged for the fall assessment? >> I don't know. >> That's his other question. >> There's a lot of future supply future supplies on the internet and they all do a lot of different things. One of them is in London Derry, New Hampshire. And
they >> do they do the septic system? >> Well, one of them does. >> Yeah. Okay. >> But one of them also was the septic system. >> One of them also does >> uh a little cloudy >> like bathroom like hand cleansers. >> Yeah.
>> And another one does fertilizer for our grounds. So, wouldn't that as well? >> It could have been it. >> It could be any of these things. So, we'll need more info. All right, I will find out. >> Thank you. I >> I should have picked up on it earlier. I
just thought and had a question. >> Um, any of the bills and claims? >> Just towns. >> I'm sorry, I didn't get that. >> Just town. >> Oh, Townsen. Yeah. No, that's that's perfect. Uh, applications fields court,
Bill House, other >> uh, yep. So, we've got I know that we've talked about Lacrosse and Rush previously, but um and we didn't have any problems with that. Triton came to us and requested fields. There was some
conflict. Russian Triton figured it out on their own. >> Um also, we had talked about that and voted on it before we had actually locked in before our our December January date. So
we need to officially do that again. Um so lacrosse, Rush, Triton all have field requested. There are no conflicts. >> Okay. All right. >> Um so we are good to go on that. After
that, after we vote on that, I do want to bring up one thing that um Triton brought up about a request to use our fieldhouse for concessions. So, let's let's vote on field usage real quick and then I don't know a ton about
um Tra's request. I got as much information as I could, but I asked that she come to this meeting. She come for a wedding in Europe, luckily, lucky person. >> So, um >> maybe she come next week. >> That is, but I I got as much as I could.
So, I wanted to see >> Okay. >> if there's anything I need to go back to her with. >> Okay. So, um >> I make a motion to approve the spring, uh field use for lacrosse, um Rush. So, lacrosse is Georgetown
Triton Lacrosse, right? >> Yes. >> And then Rush, which is the private soccer group, and then Triton Youth Soccer. >> Yes. >> Um second on that. >> Second. >> Uh any discussion on that?
>> All in favor? Hi. Now we'll talk about um >> so Olivia from Triton is interested in using our concessions area
for selling quick snacks, drinks, uh packaged goods. Um she is also interested in storing some of that stuff. I was just going to say my first question would be if you want to store stuff. So the other question before
>> we go in. >> There's no room in there. >> There's no room. >> Okay. >> That's where we're storing ping pong table. >> So there's two ping pong tables. I have 10 folding chairs in there. There's all the DPW cleaning supplies in there. We have the right now we have the box for pickle ball
>> pickle ball boxes. >> It's stuffed in there. >> Yeah. Well, there's one downstairs, too. That could go downstairs actually in the garage. It's still pretty tough. >> Yeah. No, that the tables themselves. >> Yeah. It's hard even for Zach and Josh to
>> maneuver around in there. >> The storage should be a sticking point cuz that I mean you could roll the picnic tables out when town when town day did it last year. I I wound up like cleaning in there kind of thing just because it was
>> grumsy. >> Yeah. Um, but >> I mean you would certainly pull everything out when they're going to use it, >> but I mean in terms of stuff and Yes. Yes. So, I mean, yes, they if if we said you can use the area,
>> you have to clear it out. >> You you have to clear it out and clean it >> and and roll the stuff back in. But I think I I wouldn't want a a box of Snickers in there or something. That would just be asking for trouble. I think >> I will tell you too even here we put
everything in bins. So if you were going to allow them to like you wouldn't want just >> cardboard boxes they would need like >> but at the same time like we couldn't >> take any responsibility for any any >> that goes missing.
>> Yeah. Exactly. Like she field houses with other groups and it it it turns into a real >> That's my water. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. you use my water. I say, well, we got to pay you back. Yeah. >> Well, I think there's two issues. One
issue is the idea of them using for the purpose of selling goods during a lot of times. >> Mhm. >> And the second issue is storage. I think storage is from what I'm hearing here is not a uh is a non-starter for multiple reasons. >> Yeah.
>> Um and I think Yeah. >> Well, plus I I don't even want food in the building. Critters and Yeah. It's just I mean, isn't that a little >> That space was purposely built for concessions? >> Yes. Yeah. >> So,
>> am I hearing that we don't want to use it for concessions? >> No. Two different issues. One issue is the concessions. Using it to sell goods. Yep. >> The second is storage. >> Yes. >> At this point in time, I don't think storage is a viable option. It didn't cost them anything to ask to store
stuff. >> Absolutely. >> Right. So, >> also if you say okay to this one, you have to say okay to the next one. Where do you where do you say no? >> Y >> yeah, I think it's a good line to draw a line. >> Um >> what's their concessions?
>> It' be during their wreck time field times. >> Okay. >> Um and I don't offh hand I it's a they've got a lot of requests >> like about an hour. So, um I think in general they've been just like popup
tents and like handing out sodas or what or Gatorades or whatever. Um but all the money goes their 501c3. All the money goes directly to like help funds and everything. So >> um >> no I think
>> they've got it they will have a volunteer >> to doing the >> um so like uh usage with the amount of stuff in there and knowing that they will have
one volunteer to be able to do this is the amount of stuff that is in there that we will have to have them move out. Is it viable that one person can move those items out in order to make space for them to sell and do concessions?
>> I I don't think it's it's our responsibility to determine what they could or could be doing in lie of them not being here. We're asking questions that they should be asking us, answering us. >> I think we we if we are receptive to the
concept, we invite them back and ask them the questions at that point in time. But for us to say you're going to have one. What if there's two? Just like the other applicants be here. So we >> Well, let me ask let me ask it in a different way. >> Yeah.
>> The fieldhouse and the concession area. Is the concession area a concession area or is it a storage area for elements that the council on aging >> is using and DPAW is using
>> storage? Is it a storage area? >> So, let me ask it that way. >> What's your question we should ask? >> Is that a question to us? >> It's a question to us. >> It was designed for concessions. It was never meant for storage. It is being used for storage, right? >> But it is designed for concessions,
right? >> Complete with uh uh degreasing units and good stoves and all that kind of good stuff. So yeah, we should be able to offer it and we have been offering it to people and organizations to sell concessions.
>> Is there a refrigerator in there? I don't think so. >> There is a There are nice sinks. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> There's two. Yes. >> The sinks. No, no stove though, right? >> No. No. >> There's no microwave, right? >> No. >> No stove. No >> heat. Nothing. >> It's bare rolls. It was just, you know,
it was said the original plan was to eventually make a Yeah. make it a a concession stand that we would run probably the rec committee >> during the weekend uh weekends or we could offer it out. But it was the idea of having that there um for use. I think
the first stop was us and then now it works nicely for storage. >> Well, it's convenient. I I mean, >> and it's Do we need Do we need seven cases of toilet paper >> underneath the counter? No. You could probably get away with six in the in the
garage and one up top, but now the garage might be wet. The garage might be, you know, you can open up that kind of thing. It's convenient. >> Do we have shelving in the garage? >> No. And the garage that that's that's a whole other topic. >> Yeah.
>> Just just stuff down there. >> So, it's fine. And the garage is the space enter. >> Why don't we fine-tune this and figure out what we can do with space there? >> I like the comment of we're receptive to the idea. Let's let's talk about it. >> Yeah.
>> I I think that's >> I think that's a good answer because I don't want to be unreasonable either. It's it's it's a town building. It's >> and if we build shelves downstairs, you could build locking shelves downstairs because I mean when when you run a concession stand, you're shleing
you know, six or seven cases of water and six, you know, and you don't want to like bring them out, put them in your car. They sit in your car all week. So, I get it. I understand it. Um I But there's no place to put the ping pong. We could get the ping pong tables
because we only use them in winter. But no, it's they go where they are. >> Yeah. >> You can't put them down. My thought process is that, you know, if they're currently doing selling concessions out of like a tent or something, they're taking stuff home with them anyways. >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.
>> Oh, yeah. And again, it just makes it easier and it makes it easier to find that volunteer who's who's running the concession stand. >> Yeah. And and I it's a convenience thing for them, too, to be able to store things there. But >> Oh, it's right there. It's like Zack. I mean, didn't need toilet paper. It was, you know, it was case right there. Just
trash bags, clean fluid, you know. Well, and again, I don't want to go answering questions that we don't have. >> Yeah. No, I think we got the right answer, >> but but you know, as a a solution, they leave a equipment box out in the field for stuff anyways.
>> You know, we have a lock box down there and you could fill it up during the week and your other stuff, lock it up, and you're responsible for it. And but again, I don't want to get ahead of them and see what their thoughts are because maybe they built a shed that they can lock.
or they just park a car there permanently. Van, that's a good idea. >> School bus. >> All right. So, I'll let Olivia know um that we have some questions. We're open. We're very open to the idea, but we have questions. >> Great.
>> Olivia is soccer. >> Triton youth soccer. Yes. >> Um updated old business. Um they can do a variety of things. I'll just quickly chime in that I had a conversation
um about the walking path around the fields. Um there's a big price tag involved in that if we want to actually have a design for it. It's $45,000 and that's because they have to go through I
think conservation commission. Um so that's something we can't afford to do at this point. >> That just for design? Yeah, that's not that's not built or do anything else. >> It's just update the where the wetlands are kind of thing. >> So, that's that's one issue. Um, I
talked to DBW about the signage and I guess they couldn't use the sign as is because of whatever reason. So, they the DPD is having a new sign sort of covered and built and hopefully it will be done within a week or so. So that is going to
happen. >> Sewish. >> Yeah. Sewish. Um did does anyone has anyone been in the um the uh the building at all recently? >> Cindy, have you guys been over there? >> Um Kathy was there yesterday. I was
>> And have they done anything at all with the public? >> No, I don't believe so. >> Okay. >> If I can just also um let you guys know future supply was fertilizer. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> Um,
was it on the line item for field maintenance or do they have to stop? It's all one account, right? >> One account. >> All right. So, that is being charged to us and that's fine. Um, nice job there. >> I'm here to help.
>> Matlock. >> I'm here to help you guys. >> Going to make a Superman Jimmy that I couldn't come up with his last name with the cover. So the site >> the site improvements for the Triton campus uh to Central uh to central is
that was that through um one of the Triton coaches or something about that or >> I I I well you could go to Dave. >> Uh I talked to them the other day. He said that he has sent out a few emails.
Uh at that point this is maybe about a week ago. he had not received any correspondence back. Uh cuz he remember I remember there was interest in having some interest with a few of you of him
walking the paths that he laid out with You know, I I sent them an email after the last meeting and said that based on the walking trail stuff, you know, update the wetlands and um I said I I attached actually the
piece from the U master plan, you know, which which actually has wetlands kind of delineated on it. I said that needs to be updated. it's getting complicated and you know I I want to walk the path with you and they sent me something back and said you
forgot the attachment and then I went looking for the attachment I couldn't find it so I owe I owe him an email and it's but that's it hasn't moved from that I had reached out to Tracy and she was like just yeah get all your
ducks in a row and come in so I thought I considered that a victory um and um It it it it's not dead on the vine. It's just we're at that point where it's just we got to be able to walk through the woods to make sure he's not going
through wetlands or uh I think because it goes back to, you know, can a path just be a path? Like if we get 200 people to walk around 50 laps, we have a path.
>> Well, um >> the um the other I I got a um an email from uh cult cultural council again. They wanted to amend the new demand day. I don't know if this is the right time for that.
>> They haven't put the application in so that >> well no they asked me for a date and and is it okay? Is August 15th okay? And I'm like I don't know what we're just getting spring scheduled. So I said let me come to the meeting and say are they usually on the field on August 15th?
>> No. No. Okay. And that we could we could lock in a temporary date for August so that someone else doesn't have a family get together or picnic or >> we have to wait till all applications are in and the specific
dates. >> We're good for summer is included in the spring for this purpose. Yes. >> So we >> we're good. >> All right. So, why don't we just uh we'll I make a motion to um
save the date >> for August 15th. Was it >> August 15th? >> August 15th. >> And does it usually do the car show the night before the night before? >> That was another thought I had was should we reach out to Tony and ask him,
you know, I don't know. Or I could ask them like if you talk to him because I thought that worked perfectly. That was >> all right. Well, let's let's let's just do a tenative date for August. We'll we'll save that date. We'll save the date for August 15th for Newbury Town Day. >> Yeah. That as it
>> 14th and 15th. Let's just make it that weekend so they can set up. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, let's lock the 14th and the 15th uh of August for new town date and maybe a car show. Um >> and we'll we'll have that sort of locked in. Um,
>> and if someone wants to do that, that's fine. If not, I can leaz with them. Again, that worked very well last year. >> Um, so do I have a second on that motion for those you guys? >> Uh, any discussion? >> Okay, done.
Um, DVW trails, DVD maintenance schedule. Um, they say they do it when they do it. Um, oh, not new business, but updating old
business. Um, John, you've we had that discussion about the rail trail and, um, just right now, um, the rail trail, which doesn't include the recreation committee, but the rail trail
is, uh, is moving along a little bit slower than what we had planned. Um, and somehow it would be nice to sort of there might be a way that we end up coming close to on the next portion of it coming close to our fields. Um, but
um that may be a thing, may not be a thing. But I just want to let you know you guys know that we're uh we're working on that on the road trip committee. >> Yes. >> Um that's about it. Um
what else? What else? What else? What else? What else? Shady for court court usage. Um, has anyone done anything further on that as far as I I I think we can probably talk DVDW and putting some permanent uh
post for it, but if we come up with any solid price or size for something like that. >> So, I called the shade people. I don't know. We had a but they have yet to call me back. It's not the shady company.
>> It's not a shady company. The shady people are the shady shady. >> Yes. They have yet to call me back. >> I thought I had here. >> At one point in time, I think when Tracy was here, she said there might be a bid
list company for shade structures. >> Yeah, I think so. >> If you're Are you going to go to the treasur's office? >> Yeah, I have to do that. I can ask. Yeah, because there was I mean it literally was 135 page spreadsheet.
>> That's right. You went through every and there were there were like three or four people that were so I I think you can actually that affects like I think >> um who you said in Middleton they have them up.
>> Yes. >> Um is that part of the school or is that part of town? >> They're on school property that I know. So, if we're going to try to figure that out, we would go to the built-in school department to find out. Not the >> Okay. >> Yeah, >> I'll reach out.
>> This is a >> And they're up in the winter. >> The shade structure piece of it is taken off, but the pole is >> poles are there. And that's that school down behind >> how many school? >> Wait, that's not the one on 114.
>> No. And it's it's just >> it's on the the right side of 114 going north. >> That's from that shade structure place, but they've yet to call me back. Um
yeah, cuz if if at least we have if we can find out um how they purchased theirs and if they had their, you know, town installed or if it was one of those sites where they hired a company that copied everything. At least we have an idea. Um I think we should probably work
on that sooner than later. Um uh 10 by 30 is the number I think we use and you it would cover the picnic tables where they are right now. It's behind the one of the main court baskets. >> Yeah. I'm also wondering about the play
structure. >> Play structure would be >> Yeah, >> because that gets real hot, right? Do we >> No. Yeah. Just absolutely in the middle of Yeah. Yeah. >> No shape. Um okay. Um
new business. Anyone want to talk about anything? Bike trails. >> Bike trails. An interesting um I think we kind of signed up for that committee thinking that this was going to be like
smooth sailing. It didn't turn out that way. uh there's memorandums of understanding like between us and Georgetown and so because we're connected because it has to come from Georgetown to get to us. So, >> and so they they've got their engineers,
we've got our engineers, uh their engineers found something in one of our bridges and it just it's like Kristen is learning as we are I think as we go along >> and it looked like >> we thought we had a build date of 2027
and it just they they said 2030 last meeting >> and which is a real bummer. >> Just have to live three more years. >> Yep. That's what we call >> probably I think at that point maybe 70. >> Yeah. >> Well, it's been decades to begin with,
right? >> Well, no. It's 100 Listen, we're building this thing. It's going to last 150 years. If if you don't get behind this then you you just you we're not using the right words. This is the greatest thing that'll ever happen. >> Yeah. Well, >> no. What I'm saying is I remember the
conversation started decades ago, >> 2016. >> Yeah. and it just went dormant. And then all of a sudden, Mass D shows up and it's like boom. >> Yeah, we have funding. >> Here's the document right here. You know, here's your real trail. >> Plan by plan by, you know, foot by foot.
>> Yeah. >> And let's build it. And the only the issue is right now it seems to be um probably shouldn't get into this too much but um land owners and how land owners deed rights and what aren't deed rights
and what will happen and it's a lot it's interesting. >> Yeah. Well, Georgetown's tripping in that area. >> Yeah. Georgetown is also we're going to use that. >> Yeah. A big bump where someone doesn't want to fund it because of funding in Georgetown. They want to spend money. So
that might be a problem. So anyway, um >> Oh, good though. >> Yeah. I'm just hoping that one day um you know the second half which we're we're we're semiplanning goes from Central Street somewhere to New Britport
whether it goes over Central Street Bridge and goes around that way I mean Central Street up the highway or if it goes down along the corridor along 95 or whatever. But um it will enhance new graded recreation greatly as far as
access open space. >> Yep. >> It's pretty amazing. >> I just have a question about the shade structure to go back to that in terms of um cost for that. >> Y >> are you looking to put that on like in front of town meetings? >> How how soon do we have to have that
>> funds for that? Yeah, I think we still have we probably have money in our account, but it depends on how much the city >> your revolving fund. >> I don't believe you can use those funds for that. >> We for this sort of thing since it's not >> it's not a field thing specifically. We
need to go to town. >> You have to go to town. So, I didn't know if you guys are looking to appropriate that, but that means if you if that's approved, you can't use those funds till July 1st. Just Um, >> yeah,
>> unless you want to look at >> this coming July 1st, >> right? The next >> fiscal year on this anyway. So, I don't think that that's a problem. >> I think I think the soccer players and lacrosse players probably need something to cool
down when they're playing out there. And by putting up a tent, um, covers that portion of it. Um because we if you're putting picnic tables up those soccer players and lacrosse >> where do you plan on putting the >> structures one over the playground
>> or near the playground? >> Well, it depends on if the soccer players lacrosse players use that playground area to get out of the sun and be then that may be a possibility. >> I would suggest to you to talk to Tracy about that one to make sure that that would fly. >> Yeah. No, I know. I know. I know. I I
mean the other thing is do you apply for grants maybe for grants that you know recreation grants that could cover something like that >> yeah we're looking for the uh something will I think everything open space and that whole thing we may be
deal >> everything is intertwined and this year will tell us a lot um >> some fast growing trees >> okay I don't want to take too much time cuz I'm sure you have to get home and study, right? >> I don't have anything tomorrow. >> All right, let's hang out. >> The answer was yes.
>> Um, >> you answered incorrectly. >> Does anybody have like Tony Matthews contact? >> I have it at home. >> I used to. >> I mean, just shoot him a text or something. I I I'm not I'm not sure I
can get find Let me see if I have my phone. I got Leslie's >> I have his wife's cell phone. >> Yeah, I got Leslie's >> I will look at him or um Steve's email address. >> Oh yeah.
>> And get that. I'll send it to them and then contact. >> Excellent. Excellent. >> So >> I mean I we're not trying to influence them but if they I thought >> Well, this go hand in hand. So Mark, you handling that? >> Yeah. >> All right. Um >> and I I'll get back to cultural counsel
and say we're going to save the date. >> Yeah. I think it's going to be a good year. I think it's going to be a good year for the fields and we have this uh church group that are going to use it and any kind of um use on that field and the new sign instead of having two 4x4s
that are hanging out there with no sign. I think that is going to enhance that and people say, "Hey, look at um whoever who who came up with Central Green, who is going to take responsibility for it." >> Okay. >> Awesome. >> Yay. I love my mark on this town.
>> Yeah. No, it is great. It's a great game. It's absolutely wonderful. >> Keep all the high school kids from throwing eggs at the side. >> Do they do that anymore? >> Do they what? >> Do they throw eggs at the sides? >> So, cost of eggs. I was going to say I
don't think they do that anymore. >> So we had in Beverly it was Herd Stadium. That's where the football games were. So it's Beverly Salem football uh games have been going from Thanksgiving like when the witches first came. Yeah. It's a long time. And so every year when
it was in Beverly the Salem kids would come over and take the H and turn it into an N. So it was Nerd Stadium. That was the that was and we'd go over there and put dish detergent in their their fountains and
it'd be like foam coming out for a week. But >> I did >> that sign said home of the witches and that was that's just begging for >> um Okay. Uh anybody else want to add to our
>> All right, let's call the meeting. Um oh, wait a second before we go anywhere. Uh, did we do a date for did we pre-dig um March? March is >> I think was March 2nd or something
I think. >> Yeah, March. >> March 2nd. >> We don't have >> Is that good for everyone right now? >> Come down here. >> What's that? >> Keep meetings down here. >> Yeah. Is that okay with you, Sydney? >> I can do March. I might not be able to do April.
>> Can we do B meetings down here? >> Yeah, for March. Yes. >> Okay. Maybe not April. >> Maybe not April, but I can let you know that for sure. >> Okay, awesome. >> What is the date for April? April 6th. >> I don't think we have one for April. Okay. >> All right. >> Let's stay at March right now until we
find out if we have snacks. Um, and so that's good. I'll be there. Uh, I call the meeting at 7:29. Do I have a second? Second. >> All right. Uh, all in favor? >> I. >> Excellent.