Okay. Call the meeting to order. Recreation Commission December 3rd committee 2025 6:32 p.m. Uh those present >> Michael Crouch,
>> John Rean, >> Mary Anastasia, >> Daniel Jones. >> Okay. Uh, we would not have any minutes. >> I didn't see any. >> I didn't see any today. >> Did we see any? >> Yeah, he sent some
>> yesterday or today. Let me go double check that real quick. >> I did not see them. So, >> well, if you didn't see them, we can't vote on them. So, >> yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. So that will be >> we'll put that one
>> unless we want to read them right now. >> Kick that one down. >> Do you want to read them now? >> Yeah, might as well. >> Meeting called 6:30. Members present. >> When were they sent? Just for my own clarification. >> 12:03 today. >> Okay.
Um David, Mary, Daniel, Mike, John, Cindy, and Mark. review minutes approved on July 29th. I'm gonna Can I summarize this? >> All right. >> Bill schedule G Mellow. We discussed
that correspondences. Daniel uh talked to Joe and Joe, right? >> Joe. >> Yep. And John received a thank you card from the cultural council. Solid >> old business applications. Georgetown
Lacrosse submitted an application. Um, and I'll talk about that stuff in a little bit as well. Oh, so that George for Georgetown lacrosse, we approve their one day thing last week or last time. Old business
pickle ball and pingpong uh added to the calendar January 4th to April. Water bubbler pre um will be installed. DPW maintenance schedule. We don't have a time on that in the meeting
minutes. Um, need to confirm that the sledding hill has been mowed for sledding this winter. >> Did you go? >> Did you go today? >> We'll talk about that in new business. >> You slid on the slide. >> I did. >> Nice. Uh, open space report um was part of
that new business. Uh, the committee will propose budgets. one for field maintenance approval. Second, a new line item to support ongoing and new activities. Mary will work on financials. Mike will support and provide additional numbers to David. Did
that. Um, also the town administrator requests report a committee. David will complete the form after lengthy discuss discussion to better identify the range of activities occurring for the on the property. The committee will forward the select board the recommendations the
area to be known as central street green. This will encompass the fieldhouse, the multi-purpose court, trails, manter, fields, and future projects. Motion by Daniel, seconded by David. Motion approved. And the mural
created by Old Newberry Port Day Newberry Days will be stored at the fieldhouse and returned uh for next year's event. That is that cool. Any questions or concerns about that? >> Motion to approve.
>> Approved or second. >> Oh, who's motion to approve it? >> John me, I guess. >> Who second? >> Mike. >> Got it. Thank you. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Okay, let's move on. Uh, under
correspondence, let's have Joe go as corresponding. >> Yeah, >> cuz he has a correspondent with us. Want to come up? >> Come on out. Talk to us. >> Do you want to sit? >> You can do it. >> Oh, I feel way where last.
>> I did just send everybody the uh link to the slide thing that he sent to me. >> Oh. >> Um Okay. >> It's a uh just a Google Earth thing that and you can just scroll over. He has lines >> text message or >> through text. Yeah. So,
>> okay. Yeah. Yep. Yep. >> It's It's just the Google Earthy and he has the uh pads marked out where he plans to >> Can you just state your name and >> My name is Joseph Colbert. I am the cross country coach at Triton Regional High School.
>> Okay. this me. Okay, cool. Thank you so much. There you go. I was saying to >> that's I was saying to Jill in the hallway this actually has come up at an open space
meeting and I think conservation commission meeting totally unreason different reasons but that little parcel has uh been spoken about uh and I would absolutely say it would be positive So don't
um I'm curious what the scope uh what the scope of what you want to do. Do you have any idea who owns what where >> I I don't All right. Cuz I I'm not Mark might have been helpful with that,
>> but >> I mean is it not town property? >> It might not be >> and it might be Triton property. I I I mean it's Triton probably to a point. I don't I don't know where the border is. >> Um >> so in other words, I think what I'm
getting at is um um we might need to do this a second time with someone else. Yeah. And maybe just do it in the principal's office or whatever. >> We um we use Central Street Fields. We
still call it Mantis Field. What the >> appropriate title is anymore. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Mr. commands are up there at one point. Um, we we use it frequently. Nobody really notices us because uh we're done by 4:00
4:15 and then the soccer teams start coming in. Um, we've been using it more and more over the past few years because um I mean quite honestly, we're getting phone calls to the school about the kids running on the road. Um, and I I I totally understand that, but my response
to it has often been, okay, but where are we going to go then? Um, and and these fields do offer us an alternative. Um, but I mean, just speaking from a from a cross country perspective, just simply going round and round the field after a while gets kind of dry. Um, over the
over the past couple of years, there's been more and more paths cut um in the grass and I'm assuming that's coming from you guys. Um I just I walk over there and one year to the next there's a path over there and there's a path over there and they're great because that we're we're using them, >> right?
>> Um and so there is on that map um there's a wooded area where um there's a path that has been cut and then you sort of go up and then then there's woods and then you have to sort of go around and then you go down to where the runway is and all we would like to do is sort of
cut a path through that wooded area. >> Um and >> is this the path right there? So, this one is actually the one I was talking about. >> Okay, this one Danny and I actually Danny and I went over and took a walk and looked at it one day >> and I said, "Boy, wouldn't it be nice if
there was one there, >> but I can't I can't do that." And there's one there's a path cut in here. You There's a little path cut in there. Somebody whoever's mowing has made a little sort of roundabout and it was like, "Boy, wouldn't it be nice if this
this is a field on the Triton campus? Wouldn't it be nice if there was a little path cut through the grass there and then we on our end could cut through and meet it. But really what I'm proposing right now is this one over here. >> Um >> and I have actually gone on started here
and walked through and wound up over here. You can do that. >> Is that woodland? >> It is. >> Okay. >> Um there's trees down, there's brush. Um but what I would like to do is make it a team project. you know, kids and parents and just come through there with some, you know, you probably need a chainsaw
and a bunch of rakes and things like that and just clear a path and then you can sort of just start here and walk through there rather than going up and then running along what used to be the parking lot and down. >> Um I think the map somewhere on this says it's about 200 ft. It's not even >> then where you going to go from there.
>> So when you you wind up down where it where it used to it was a runway runway and there been you can run straight across. Someone has cut a path on the other side. >> Yeah. >> Um and it's just it's just adding another place for the kids to learn. >> So, does this go down?
>> Sure. >> Cuz up there you you go off along the river. You want Are you going to go as far as the river? >> Uh I mean I that would be wonderful if we could. It just gets so wet down there. >> There is but there is a path there. I mean >> there's a path that goes over to like I wouldn't race >> a little island over there.
>> But uh at times to get over that island you have to go through the water. I I've actually been in that up to my chest at one point. You can do that. Um I don't know how practical it would be for our purposes. If we could, we would love >> steel chase steel chase.
>> You know, my kid, this was years ago, my the team took me over there and they assured me there was no water. It was it was up to my chest. >> Yeah. Well, it's titled too high. >> Yeah. >> Um >> so this is this request would be
twofold. one to cut that 200 ft slab >> and the other you want to do something with the bridge or you >> uh the bridge I wouldn't touch I mean it's it's still in really good shape >> and then there's a little cut >> there's a that little cut to the I was my only I'm not even proposing anything on that other than saying boy whoever's
cutting the grass if they could do that that would be really nice >> who cuts the the high school >> uh is it >> the high school >> yeah the high school that's >> I know who cuts the high school but I don't think they're the ones >> this isn't high school I think this is GP that little that short little line that's on your or town propert that's on
>> well I so if you zoom in onto the path that's already there >> that green path >> onto that green path that's already there you'll you'll see like towards like the Triton side there's like a little wooden bridge I think where that bridge ends is where the Triton property line ends and switches to town property
>> that bridge was built as an Eagle Scout project I'm assuming yeah that that that would be lodging >> that would be my guess I don't know exactly >> that's a wooden bridge I thought there was It was like a steel plate. >> There is one at the other end where there's like a little >> of there. >> There's rotting water and they put a
Yeah, there's a steel plate over it. Yeah. >> On the other end of that little trail area. >> This area here is this all It looks woods. >> That is wooded. So this is uh you know that's a field on the Triton campus. >> And >> so if we mow that area it are they just
running through the woods at that point? >> Yes. If if we could do that I at that point I'd have to get permission from Triton. Can I can I do that? But my what I would do is yes, just sort of that's maybe 50 ft is not all that long >> and just shoot through there. U but I wouldn't even bother doing it now
because when you get that's just all grass up to here. >> Yep. >> Um so to me that that was kind of something we threw in on our lot. Boy, wouldn't that be nice? >> Um my proposal really is the is the wooded over by this over by the main part of Central Street Field.
And most >> how wet does that area get? >> In some places it gets pretty wet, but um in some it doesn't really get wet at all. >> So when you come out of the school, >> where you trying to go? >> I was trying to When you come in, I've
walked in here and that seems very wet. But so I I guess I'd be behind come out at the softball field. Is that the way you guys typically go? So they come out of the softball field and we'll I my kids have done this at cross country camp. >> Yeah.
>> They'll come and this just goes right into here. >> They'll just run straight into there. >> Yeah. >> And I always thought that was kind of grassy. >> It's this is woodsy. But there's a trail in there, >> right? And that's then there's the wooden bridge. >> Isn't that And the wooden bridge I think that I've seen is wet like that.
>> It gets it gets >> the bridge was put there because it gets so wet. >> Um and it doesn't go far enough. So maybe 20 ft beyond the end of the bridge. It's It's pretty wet right now. >> So you wouldn't you wouldn't be using >> No, we use it. We just run through. I mean, it's cross country. You just you
run through the mud. >> You'd rather not, but you do. You run right through it. >> Um the interesting thing, and this isn't my thing, it's it's actually for Triton Regional School. The emergency evac the evacuation plan never an emergency with
the instru the instructions we have are to walk across that bridge and go to central street Fields and I I've actually brought it to their attention like you know it gets pretty wet down there. >> I don't know that anybody consider that. >> I I was talking with Mr. Kelly,
principal of Trident High School, and he told me that due to the change from the Alice to the >> the difference, >> the new plan, they have it's like not in
not exactly the primary escape route in the very case of an emergency because most reasons why there would be an evacuation, they would have like a police escort up the road for it. these things be changing >> and um >> hopefully for the better. >> Yeah. But and but like if if there was
like god forbid like a shooter, it wouldn't be they wouldn't be people running. They'd have them locked down because you know a shooter is never to lock the classroom door. >> So that's the >> if anything that would be helpful to our class anyway. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. >> Do you have any questions? >> I don't. I think it's great. >> I think it's great too. I'm not sure what we do next. is that >> how wide how wide are you looking to have that cut? >> So, we know it's 200 ft, but how wide? >> Ideally, ideally in cross country, you want it wide enough for two runners to
go side by side. >> So, sidewalk >> 5 six ft. >> Okay. >> 5 six ft. Um it's actually, like I said, it's actually pretty wide already. It's just there's trees down. Um there's a lot of brush, but I did I walked straight
through it. Had to climb over some stuff, but I I was able to walk straight through. I don't I honestly don't think it's a ton of work. I think it might be a day um you know as a service project for our team. Um and so all we're really looking for is permission to do it. >> Yeah. And the the you don't need any
kind of surface. It's just you're going to run >> Oh, yeah. No, that's it's it's actually it's dry in there. >> Yeah. >> I think we'll probably run into some liability issues with a chainsaw on public property. >> Well, maybe we get the highway department to do it, too. So
>> like whatever machine they cut your sliding. >> So we have the plan, right? So I'm thinking we send it to Tracy first. >> Yeah. To get feedback on who needs to be involved to >> and the next steps from there. >> Yeah. >> So I mean like maybe if maybe if it's a
liability, we take care we get department to take care of the trees. >> Sure. >> And then the team can take care of the cleaning up of it >> even easier. I mean I this I'm I'm a teacher as well. This isn't happening before July. I'm hoping I know these things take time.
>> But you're also a teacher. So you know let's start now if I want to do this. >> Right. I don't I don't I don't expect an answer tonight. I'm looking for just get this ball rolling. >> This is wonderful. This is >> it's rolling. It's rolling. >> Um so from our perspective we've got a
master plan for what you're calling Mantra Fields. Uh, we're calling >> We're calling Central Green. >> Central Green. That's I like that photo. >> Yeah. Well, I was pushing for Central Park, but >> characters just weren't going to cut it. >> No.
>> Um, so one of the things we want uh cirs is a walking path. >> Sure. Yeah. Uh it it's primarily the thought is seniors and baby carriages but but not bicting any of the fields
just going around >> about a half mile. >> So this might actually fit that and but also in the m the master plan which has been approved by the select board um was mention of the path to Triton. So I I I
think we're >> we're well within our uh wheelhouse here. >> So >> uh >> there were people using it. I mean I see people walking up there all the time. All the time. I mean it's a popular place and they walk over they use that bridge and walk over and walk around the Triton field. >> Absolutely.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, no. And I I I personally think that the more we can use the Triton facilities the better. But uh >> better the way around. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, so we push this up the chain a little bit.
>> Yep. >> Um, and I think we just simply call it we want to clear a path for the cross country team through >> I think that isn't that considered wetlands? I'm I'm thinking back to the master plan like there was certain things that could
>> I don't think that I don't I didn't bring that with me. >> I haven't got it here. I just looked. Usually I usually get a copy of it, but this one I don't. >> This here is the rail trail that's coming. >> Really? Wow. >> So that's coming up from Georgetown. >> Wow. We have I live in Roland and they
made a It's a two-mile rail. >> It's going to almost look like the identical thing. >> I can walk I'll be able to walk from miles like to here honestly. Um if that path I know exactly what you're talking about. >> Yeah. Yeah. So that that it's um
uh if you're in Georgetown at Best Bagel. >> Yep. >> Across the street is Okay. That's where that rail line goes. >> Yep. >> That's supposed to be built next year. 26. No. To to that point from Toppsfield is 26. From that point to the post office
in Bfield is 27. Supposed to be built. I mean it's 75% design. >> Yeah. So that'll be >> Georgetown cross country used to use it. It wasn't developed at all. >> It's really no and you could run there and then so then from Biffield it actually goes all the way to 95 but that
that might that's not going to happen. But just in terms of uh places to run I guess. >> And speaking we we we put one in Grove one a couple years ago and that thing is it's used. There's people out there all the time and it's a resource. >> Yeah. Yeah. And that in the grand scheme
of things is going to connect to other pieces. Like you should be able to get to I don't know where West Newbury is, but there's a whole you're supposed to be able to get on your bike in New Hampshire to Boston. H >> like geographically. You don't know where it is. >> I know exactly where it is geographically. I don't know how it how
they're connected. >> How they connect. >> West Newbury would be west of Newbury, I think. >> There you go. Do you see that little sneaky thing? Wetlands. So this part here isn't if that makes sense. But I think we were talking about putting like a batting cage or something to the to
the right of the parking which is where he's going. But it doesn't stop you from making a trail is the point. But >> cuz it's there's nothing there. >> I don't think we can build anything there anyways. >> I don't think it's the gravy. >> Okay. >> But it's dry. >> So
>> it's dry but a title so it gets wet. >> Yeah. >> What do we say timing wise? We will. But >> who who was the ticket to Tracy? >> I can do that. >> Yeah. Yeah, we could. >> So, we'll reach out to Tracy and we'll
document it. We'll talk about what happens what Tracy says next week. >> I think there's a select board meeting next week. >> It could be. >> I think that's where Central Green is going to get proposed. >> That's probably >> We could probably attach it to that. I
could probably handle that piece. >> All right. You want to do that? You want me Why don't I flip this to Tracy through email and I'll CC you. How does that sound? >> Yeah. >> Would that be helpful? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And get Dan Dan's link. >> Yeah. >> You know how much I love going front
select like it >> secretly. I like it. >> Okay. Um >> I don't think you need to vote on anything. I just Thank you, Joe. That's awesome. Thank you. for
>> and as I said I I can I live in Grove and this was not hard for me to like if you need me to come back let me know let me through Danny or you have my email address >> um please let me know >> okay >> so this is just so that I'm clear for notes this is the new business >> I think yeah >> yeah so this is the new business site
improvement for Trident can't move to the central >> my first night as chair I I use my discretion to >> me too it's my first night as noteaker All right. So that's all that's all done. Absolutely. Be courteous to the
graphics. >> Yes. Yes. Have them on the ball. >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you all. And then I'll see you at home. See you tomorrow. >> Two chapters. >> All right. Two chapters. >> Okay. Cool. All right. So that's >> that's easier than I thought it was going to be.
>> I know. >> Yeah. >> Great. >> Yeah. >> Cool. Correspondence. >> Probably walk it. Uh yeah, you're on. No, that's New York. >> So, generally, um I have no nothing. The only thing I got was um the shade
structure. Oh. >> Out of Florida. And I got that. My bad. But if you're going to be at the >> How bad was it? >> It It's not that bad because you need to know what you exactly want. You need to know this. Yes. There's no pricing. So,
it's fabulous. It can do what we want it to do. Um, we just don't know what it costs because we're not sure exactly what size, in what form, in what uh structure we want to put there. >> The uh the the basketball court,
that area where the picnic tables are is would be like a 20 by 10, >> right? >> Um, >> I'll bring it. >> I don't know what we want to do at the playground >> or if Yeah.
Um, I was just in Florida looking and every time we went by a park, they they all seemed to be um I mean you're in Hurricane Alley and it was just >> tarpish kind >> and this is out of Florida.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Uh like big steel pillars sunk in massive amounts of concrete. Um, >> so maybe something in between >> or maybe something like that. I I don't know.
>> Well, I think we need a price. Let's if we can find get ourselves to a point where there's a price. >> Well, yeah. Let's come up with the size we want. >> We need so that we can get >> because I mean, right now there's no need for it. So I, you know, if if if it's a big ticket item and it's
something that we could >> avoid by having a work crew go out and put up a large tent structure. >> There might be other options, but anyways, I'll >> Well, and trees, I think, would be where I'd like I'd love to wind up with trees.
>> I would like to wind up with trees, too. Personally, I think that'll just be nicer for the environment. It would fit. Yes, >> it's just a better thing. >> So again, sinking a ton of money, it it you know, if you say it in one
frame of mind, like, oh, people are are going to get heat stroke, you know, kids need a shade to play, blah blah blah blah blah. It sounds like, oh my god, how come you haven't got one? But on the other hand, it's like, you know, if it's hot, if it's too hot, don't take, you
know, don't play pickle ball. >> Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. >> Um, >> well, next time. >> You have no field applications. >> I do, but it usually goes under new business, I think. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Bills, bills and clint, just real
fast. Um, the mellow bill has been paid. Um Um, and there was a gosh. I paid it about two weeks ago before Thanksgiving. So, yes, >> no bills so far and they're done for December. Yeah.
>> Um the only thing that has changed with the bill schedule is that uh I need to sign off on it and and the chair needs to sign off on it. So, in the past it was just one signature. >> Oh. >> And but now we need two sets of eyes to
just ensure that what we have is correct. So, >> could I sign? Uh, yeah, you would be able to sign it because you're the co-chair, right? >> Vice. >> Yeah, >> I'm in charge of price. >> There we go. >> So, short answer is yes. >> But Dave signed that before he went
away. So, >> so that's all that's all I >> We don't want to encourage him not to >> take a vacation. Take a vacation. Give up give up the the ship here. >> Give up the British Aquarian Islands. >> Yeah. >> Um and then checks. We confirm that
both. >> Did we get the latest check from Lacrosse, which I think was like 20 bucks? >> No. >> Not that one, but the uh the larger >> the larger two has been received. >> Cool. >> So, so I think we're good.
>> I will clear their holds of >> Yeah. Yeah. Like the I will clear their invoices. >> You have that power. >> Oh, I do. Oh, >> he does. He does. >> All right. So, that's it for correspondence in bills and claims. >> All right,
>> back to you. >> Old business, I guess. Uh, uh, ping pong. Uh, I told the the boys of ping pong that if they want to play on Thursdays, they can. I think Cindy's looking for 10
to 12 starting in January. So, uh, I will probably put >> Just email me. I'll add >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I it'd be like the the couple weeks before Christmas be the same time frame that she's going to use. >> Okay.
>> Um I was checking out water bubblers, too. I'm seeing water bubbler here. >> And as a dog as a dog owner, I did as you're a dog owner. >> I'm a dog owner. >> I was told that the little doggy dish at
the bottom needs a drain. >> I would never let my dog drink. >> I would never conceive of this. But that's how they get kennel cough. And >> I would never let I never let my dogs drink out of >> We can go to church and drink out of the same >> I don't do that vessel and I'm Irish. I
don't And I even don't do that anymore. So yeah. No, I never let my dog drink out of a shared water. >> So should we not have a >> I do not a dish. The ones in Florida had drains. >> I I'm sorry about Florida, but no. >> And it was I was it was all about
chemical coffee. I have my own past. I I don't know if you have >> It's like kids carrying a plastic bottle. >> Absolutely. I have my own thing for my dog. >> So >> anyway, so that was my water bottle bottle. You do you have any water bubbler updates? My >> You do. Okay, that's good.
>> And then of course, as a good doggy parent, I have my bag. >> And as a doggy mom, I >> some extra kibble. >> You should hold that up for the camera cuz that looked very suspicious. >> Oh, it's it's kibble. I swear it's kibble. It's kibble. It's doggy kibble and doggy bag. Yeah,
>> that's good. >> So, I'm very responsible dog owner. >> The um the book exchange I looked at today was was jammed like >> Oh, was it? It was It's like chucka full. >> So, I'm not sure what >> I I don't think we need to have updates on it.
>> Yeah, I think we could. I think that that ship is launched. >> Yeah, >> it's good. It's sustaining itself. >> I think it becomes an update if it becomes a problem. >> No, it's stashing books on Thomas. There was a little uh uh there was a little sign in there like God God bless America
or something. There was something patriotic in there and I was like this is kind of cool. >> Yeah. I haven't received any uh messages regarding, you know, issues with it. Good. One of my friends, she's the one who's >> excellent >> actively checking on it
>> with the uh service club. >> You know what you got to keep in the back? You're a sophomore, right? >> I have a senior. >> You're a senior? Oh my lord. I thought you were >> No, no, >> no. You need to pass the con. >> Yeah, you need to get us a a victim. I mean a
>> Yeah. No, I I'll I'll find >> someone for the book exchange and someone for your seat actually because I assume you don't want to go to college here. >> He Oh, well, a good point actually. But he is the school, but he's also a full member. So, he's not just the school
representative like Cindy is the COA representative, >> right? Correct. He's a full member. So if we get a school board or school person, he can remain if he chooses to. >> Oh >> yes. Because you are a full member.
>> So you would trans basically you transition from the school >> into into one of us. >> Wow. >> Well, I don't know how close I'm going to be. >> Every almost every school I'm applying to is within two hours. So that's a
>> You could come back. >> I could come back. Come home, get some laundry done. >> No, no, of course. >> Go go go have fun at college. >> As you said, don't drive 2 hours. >> No. >> The only the only one that I think realistic, I apply to Gordon and that's like half an hour. That's fine. But
every other one hooked. >> Yeah. >> I probably wouldn't be able to make a conversion. >> But Gordon, you would want to have fun and not not do this. Um, I'm not sure what DPW maintenance is. I think >> I'm thinking that it was >> that was like the
>> the hill the hill the sledding hill and that's >> Oh, I thought it was that uh retiring fields for seasons and stuff like that. >> But I did see that that was cut. >> The sledding hill definitely see >> any sledding tracks say today? >> No, not today. >> I'm doubting.
>> But I don't know what the DPW schedule is. >> It actually looked kind of high. I mean, do you expect it to be tamped down or >> No, I think once you know >> the grass >> a little bit more. >> Yeah. You know, so it might have been I and I I this was from the road. It just
I I kind of expected a green carpet. It wasn't a green carpet. >> No, no, no. It won't be a green carpet. But I think I think >> when the piping clovers come back, we'll be >> coming back. Okay. >> Um but I I think that that's what that meant. But I I don't know. Maybe it was
something else. But it did look like the uh soccer uh nets were all removed. >> I was just there. >> The the lights are gone. >> I went by yesterday. I >> actually think the um the lacrosse net that was in front of the garage door is
gone, too. I just went and looked in there. >> Yeah, it seemed like everything was >> cleared off. Cleared. Clear. >> There was a picnic table in the middle of >> I saw that. That was something I thought I meant to >> Yeah, it's that's from the porch. That's That that could be an issue
>> like we might have to chain them. >> So someone moved them and never moved them back. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> It was moved into the area of the playground. So you could almost make a case that someone was but it's got to get off of there. We I got to move the
boxes in for the winter anyway. So I I'll grab that. Okay. Good. >> Um >> and we talked >> probably put that on the list. Actually put that in the notes. >> Yeah. Are we Do we want to solve that now or do we want to see if it moves again and
then solve it? >> I think we want to solve it's going to it's December. I think we move it so that it's not there. >> No, >> I just assume have them undercover anyway, but that's >> No, I'm saying move it. Move it, but like you were talking about like chaining it down. >> Yeah.
>> Do we want to chain it down if >> I'd rather not? >> That's what >> I'd rather not. Let's let's see >> we actually for Newbury town day we moved them off the deck and it it was kind of nice. It was u became like a sitting area for
>> uh there two down below the two at the basketball courts. There's two up on the deck. >> Two maybe three. >> There's definitely two. >> Definitely two. Yeah. >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Um, the other thing I thought of while I'm
distracted was, um, I went looking for wires today, >> thinking my my long-term. >> Does this fall under old business? >> Let's just make certain that we're done with old business. I think we're done
with old business, right? And we're in new business. >> So, now we're in new business. >> And we already kind of touched that with Joe. So, while I'm tangential here is um I was thinking of cameras at the field and
I don't know if there's cable there and then I looked to see if there was there's power so there's going to be telephone by Wi-Fi >> cable by something. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um >> do we need cable? >> Well, no. So, it was just the thought of you could actually have a camera looking
at the basketball court. So if you want to go play basketball, you could go on to the town website and pull up a just like an eagle cam or something. >> Oh, you're thinking like live cam, some kind of live cam. Yeah. >> So you're not necessarily thinking of it for um >> security.
>> Well, I think you'd get security out of >> a by. But you're you're But the goal would be a live cam just to see you get into storage. >> Yeah. This would be like um you know catch the northern lights at Central
Field. >> Catch. >> So the technology guys, it was just something that kind of went in my but I I was looking for a pole >> to see if there was a cable wire on it and there's no poles. >> It's underground. >> It comes down at the entrance and
there's no poles and I shoot up the evidence. So I don't know if there's cable in there. I doubt it. I mean, if there's a phone line, there's probably a >> there's got to be because there is a there's an alarm and the alarm has a
dial. I think it's a cell dialer, tell you the truth, that now I think about it. >> I mean, you can always go with there's options like there's >> Yeah. So, anyway, that was just >> Starling. >> So, that's like a thought. That's a thought camera at the field. >> Do you have any lights, Mary?
>> I do actually. >> Okay. Um, let's just You got the budget stuff in. >> I got the budget stuff all in. >> David, I saw um at the open space meeting and he was pretty upset,
actually, but I think he got the T report. >> Yes. What happened? >> He had several strikes, I guess. >> He he um Yeah. He didn't understand every time he submitted it. I don't mean to giggle, but tempate.
>> Yeah. Um, so on the the portion and thanks Mike for making those notes on the portion that I did was the um part-time person for us to help five and a half hours I believe it was at a rate
of I think it was 1750. Of course I don't have that with me but that was just >> you know mentioned no questions. Okay. And then we have a $10,000 >> um expense line that we can use for varying things, hiring an instructor or
whatever it is that's not related to the fields. B ping pong balls or basketballs, whatever. >> Yeah, I would I would expect at some point in time we'll have to go to the finance committee. I would imagine >> I don't know how that uh trajectory
>> uh work. Um, but I'm sure if we're needed, I'm sure, yeah, we'll get there. >> We we did do the David uh and I went to the open space meeting and um they're writing their document and
part of their document is recreation goals and um they were happy with what I heard back from them. So they they were pretty pleased with what we we kind of did it in their or I did it in their the format they were looking for.
>> So there was you know goals and managerial oversight and d I get the thing in front of me. So I think that was settled. David did the town report. You did the budget. If we could get that all documented and shared
that way >> if someone asks you about it, >> we'll know in general like we know how to do it next year without without like >> clearly. Yes. Yes. >> Like let's document things so that we have like what happened last year? What do we what do we request last year?
Let's put that as a project. Someone needs >> and it's docu like how do we do it next time? >> We forget how to do it >> because like to David's to David's like >> well he was frustrated >> frustrated like >> if we haven't unders and it wasn't clear how to do things. >> Yes. No, I did the same thing cuz I did
the the borders to Boston one and I'm like wait a minute. >> She sent me a template and I'm I'm on the online template. It wasn't like I downloaded it. I changed it and sent it up. I'm working on it's like Google Docs. So, I'm like, I'm not gonna So, I cut it.
>> Yeah. Sometimes old school, sometimes it isn't. So, so I I understand that. Um, >> so I've done it twice now and I and I still haven't written it down. >> Yeah. My template or the template for the line items on the budget. It's that was word doc. I saved the word doc,
updated it, saved it again, and then sent it. So that's pretty >> um >> 25 years in the computer business and I was clueless. >> Um I did not merge the two documents and I probably have to go way back in my
>> which two documents >> the two do the documents you I was giving you edits on and then >> Oh, we're not merging those. You asked me to keep separate them. So like I did that on purpose. >> Okay. >> All right. for PE for what we're talking
about is new uh since we we're working in John's brain here which everywhere >> the word >> what we're talking about now is new guidelines for rec committee >> cool because we had two documents that
sort of conflicted each other >> yes they did >> so we've been putting them into one and we did have a I originally had the pricing guidelines step in there. But Sony brought up a really good point of
since we have to get this approved every time we do things, >> pull those >> pull those out of >> make it like an appendix one or something and then that way you're just updating one document as opposed to the entire thing. >> Bingo. >> Yeah. >> So, back to that. One thing that I noticed on our agenda it seems to have
fallen off is that document. Yeah. >> And the rate increases. So, we're we're in new business and I think I'm cutting caught on to John's brain here >> that we that's something that we should certainly keep on our agenda. We should
move it into the updates on probably from old business >> to take the spot where the little library >> where the little library is in the water in the water bubbler. I believe in the notes >> January agenda. >> Yeah. So that we the most in my opinion
the most important thing now >> is getting that document created and and finalized. You did a lot of work on the rates define the rates because we should have a rate increase in 27. So
>> So I agree with that in the work that you you that's been done on that. Uh, I have requests for review. >> Oh, okay. >> Uh, so Rush put in their requests. Lacrosse put in their requests
>> uh for the spring. It is after December 1, so we can now officially vote on them. There's no conflicts on any of the requests. They're all looking for different fields, but um so we've got
requests for spring ready and ready for to go. >> I want to vote on it. >> Sure. >> Um I'm going to make a motion. >> So I motion that we pass the crosses and Russia's field requests um for the spring
>> contingent upon >> contingent paperwork and payment >> binder insurance binder um and updated queries. Okay, I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> passed.
That's all I got. >> Okay. So, just to summarize t takeaways, I'll get the um >> the uh the link for >> the link in I'll maybe download it into something email to you
>> if you want me to I can download it into a file and send it to you. >> That would be great. Do you want me to screenshot it right now? >> Uh honestly, yeah, you could just screenshot it, too. Uh Google Earth gives you the option to
download it into a >> a KML file which you can just >> diamond maybe >> upload into Google Earth and then >> do it for you. So we can just send both in if you'd like.
Um I'll probably go and just take a couple pictures. in the woods there. All right. So, I have a couple of slides for >> where I I I'm already doing a lot of research on that because I am going to rent
orange bike and get to drive through MS get the rail trail through MS would be required on each side. You put your shovel on. I keep saying that like it's funny and it's really not. fun cuz that really would be great cuz you know where it winds up.
>> Your house? >> No, it's close to my house actually. But >> no, not really. >> A pub? >> No. Well, yeah. Mets. >> Okay. You literally you literally have to train your life. You you I could get on my bike and glide to >> messes
>> uh commuter rail. Uh, I did make a content well. >> Mary just sent you the screenshot and the link to the Google Earth. >> Perfect. >> So that you can help document. Cool. >> Awesome. All right.
>> Um, why do I think this meeting was so important? >> It is. We got a lot done. >> Two things. >> We got We did. Yeah. >> Heck, let's quit while we're ahead. >> Yeah. 7 I have 717. >> 717. Call it move to journ.
>> Oh, wait a second. Announce date and time and next meeting. >> Oh, now that gets complicated. There's people out here. Do you want to pick a tenative? Let's look at calendars here. I don't even remember what our regular meeting night was. Tuesday, wasn't it?
>> Was Monday. We actually have it on the books already. January 5th. >> Yeah. 6:30. >> Does that work for you? >> Nothing says it doesn't. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Um, do you want to do a couple more?
>> Like get February, March out 26. Keep going. >> I think do we have February, too? I thought we did February. We don't have anything in February. To stay keep the same lineup, it would be that
>> the second February >> second or the 9th. I don't have a problem with either. >> Either should be fine. >> Fine. >> So, >> so do you want to say second?
>> Yeah, >> okay. >> 6:30. >> Yeah, let's Yeah. Yeah, let's keep 6:30. >> Let's just keep Let's just keep it. >> What's next town hall on Thursdays? >> Thursdays. Monday seems to have nothing going on in
this room. >> Yeah. >> Which is why it's nice for us. >> Which is why it's Yeah. >> Although it's Wednesday. >> Uh in March. March. March. March. March. March. >> Well, do you want to just do January? February.
>> Yeah. Well, cuz I got a problem in March. I probably won't be >> which you in the beginning of March. >> Actually, I could do the second. Let's put March 2nd on the calendar just for cuz that's the one I could make.
>> Okay. So, five 22. >> This is good because we're back into like first Monday of the month. >> I just love that cadence. >> Yeah. Yeah. It gives us a little long term. Uh I did >> continuity. >> I did I am on the distribution list for
the the tech guy. >> Yep. John. >> John. And um I have yet to get credentials and I think it's my fault. It comes up and it wants my Microsoft login for some reason my
Microsoft login is not my the email it's my like work email >> then don't do micro are you sending it to your work email >> my credentials were for the work no my Microsoft is on the work email >> where are your credentials being sent to
>> my Gmail my personal Gmail >> then when you try to log in >> and it tries to hook single sign on you through >> Microsoft >> Microsoft say no. >> Okay. All right. >> And then >> I could have tried that. >> Yeah. Like it it will always attempt a
lot of these things will always attempt to single sign on you. >> Yeah. >> Through a >> Yeah. >> through an office out especially if they detect out office on your computer. >> Yeah. Yeah. So somehow I thought that's what it was is it would it it would want
me to use Microsoft products while I'm working but it's I I'm a Gmail. >> Yeah. >> So, it it it doesn't care. It's just trying to make it simpler for you. >> So, I'll bother you with if I can't get by. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Now, it's now 7:20. >> So, now we can >> now we can move to adjourn. Yes. At 7:20. >> All those in favor? >> I I Okay. All right.