I do have one >> on order. Uh Norton Park and Rex December 10th at 6:54. >> Pen, please. >> Keep waiting for me. So, >> we have to vote. Yes.
>> All right. >> Approval of minutes. So, is everybody a chance to review the minutes? >> Kim just handed them to you. Sorry. >> Give a minute to review a copy. >> I gave you pass. Oh. >> Oh, there it is. Oh, sorry. Here we go.
>> I got more. So, cuz I had enough for Alicia and and forget any typos or anything. >> Mrs. Claus soon. >> She wasn't confirmed. I feel like there's a story there.
She was waiting for her. And again, I'm sorry that that one was not recorded. So, it was just based off that's a death note. Sorry. Thought we had it. That's good. Emp was in the black. Yeah. Yeah.
motion to approve. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I I >> I can sign that one for me. >> Can I grab another copy for me? I got to
take Brian's copy. Yep. Thank you. On the bottom where it says signature. >> Oh, look at that. >> That's a date. T. Excellent. Thank you.
Okay. Next thing is housekeeping. So, I checked with um if you look at the park and wreck website, there's minutes and agendas and minutes on the bottom right hand side and those aren't up to date. So, I
checked with town clerk like, "Hey, what's going on with those? I thought I was turning them all in and all that kind of stuff." And they said on the park and wreck board, the minutes and the agendas are correct on that board. So, I put a notice on the
top of our page to um for current ones to go to the park and rec commission and put a link and stuff because I have no access to that one. But they did say that we are missing the April. They're missing signed copies of the April,
that's May, which I know we did. I don't know what happened to them. I was just do those last week that was um >> July I think July. >> I I was awake last night thinking like I don't remember signing those months. I'm
like I just It was like 11 at night. >> Yeah. So if you can sign those and we'll get those up and then I think we'll be all current. >> Yes. Brian through the through the >> This is going to be on there. Okay. I just want to be a clarification on it. >> Yep. So Brian is signing the April, May,
and June minutes because for some reason we either didn't sign them or didn't turn I I don't know what happened, but now we will be current with all our minutes and everything. >> And as far as the posting, do we have to do anything different? >> Nope. To get Okay, that's all being
taken care of. >> It's all they're all updated on the board page, but I don't have access to the board page to transfer. So, I just put a link to go board to my page, from my page to
the board. Excellent. Okay. Any other questions on that? Any other housekeeping details? Anything? >> Old business. >> Old business. Okay. Holiday lights contest. We had nine houses sign up and
as of when I left work about 1:00, we had 360ome votes. Oh, well, >> don't know who's in the lead because when the votes come into the spreadsheet, it says vote for best
house, not a number. So, I can't tell like I have >> just make a pivot table. >> I can make a what? >> Send it to my tell people. >> It's not going to skew the results.
>> Share the file. No, it's my pen. I brought it. >> Are you sure? >> Yes. >> Maybe. >> Yeah. Share the sheet. I can probably just make a pivot table >> and it'll automatically update for you.
>> I know big words. >> Excellent. Thank you. And that'll just like keep a running track of who's got Oh, excellent. Okay. And then we'll still have to look at at the uh email addresses. >> Mhm. Which is fine. I'll do that every
couple days cuz if you do I looked the first two days. I looked Sunday. I looked at Monday. >> Get the Did they get a confirmation or anything after they voted like a like an cuz they vote on a Google sheet, right? You can have an automated response go up
saying thanks for voting. >> I think I did. Yeah, >> I think I did. But it doesn't the and it's not even an issue. But what people are doing I noticed is like um I was telling Michelle it's it's Melissa.gmail
melissa.nolicyahoo melissa.nizolic norton. >> But if you pay a buck for both that's the problem. And I wish we were. There would be $365 you would have raised on it. >> I don't think so.
>> I don't think there'd be $365. I think it's just because it's free. People are going out and doing it. >> But you look at all these these online picture contests um that they are doing a dollar a vote and they're they're huge fundraisers. So I don't know I don't
know where that I I I disagree I guess with that point of view. I'm seeing a lot of fundraisers where they do it's a dollar donation per vote and they have photo contests or you know cutest kid, cutest dog, all those things and they
all pay per vote. That's where I was looking at cuz I was looking at money. >> Yeah, I I don't doubt that. Well, we can't use the outside sites. >> I understand. No, no, no. I understand. I'm just saying. I was saying I wish and you were saying you didn't think we'd have that many votes. I think we still
would. Um, anyhow, and we'll need to rethink this a little bit because it ended up being a lot of work on my end of doing all this. So, um, it wasn't it's not hard. It's just more
than I thought and I'm maxed out as it is. So, >> um, and I don't think it's worth it. Not for nine houses, >> but it's a good community event. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean, everybody's excited about it. So, >> and everything starts small.
>> Everything starts small. And >> you know, it's not really costing us anything. >> You know, it's just my time, which was more than I thought, but we can work on that for >> which I went donating the $100 back to us. So, just to let you know,
>> I don't think it's a concern, but I'm just saying. I was like, "Yeah, that's like a total conflict of interest, you know." >> I don't know. >> I don't know. I don't know. We'll worry about that. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. Um
>> I was going to say your husband come on. >> Yeah. But regardless, I mean, I'm not It was The idea was as a fundraiser for >> Yeah. >> Yeah. for our community. But it it since it didn't necessarily work out as a fundraiser at this point,
not to say that we won't get more houses later. Sure. >> It's still a good community. >> Agree. >> A good community >> event. Thank you. Can't speak today. Brain dead. >> I was in a hockey rink.
Frozen. >> Look like you've been playing hockey, >> doesn't it? I'm all hot and sweaty and smelly. So you you know I had to carry the gear to the the game today for my son and my car stinks. Gear is not even
in the car anymore. Um okay. So how sponsorship contests or sponsorship program. So I copied these again and basically what I was going to do I still have mine. You still have your
Yeah. There you go. Okay. Um, it's the same one. I haven't had a chance to do anything on it. My question for you guys, basically, I'm just going to update it since it seemed to work pretty well, unless people have suggestions or that kind of thing. Um, my question is
for the Halloween parade. So, um, basically the way it works is if if it they only pay 200 if you flip it over, you can see if they pay the the 250, they get the sign. Basically, it's they get the sign
at ELP. That's the that's the big thing on that one. Or at an event for the gray ELP or the gray event, which is fine. It goes on for the Halloween crate. It goes on the banner.
Most of the people were white, which was the $500 level, which then their their logo goes on the banner for the Halloween parade. I had some people I think I had two, and I just want to clarify this, that they
then paid to be in the Halloween parade. Do we want to clean that up and say if if you donate and like if you sponsor and you choose Halloween parade as your event, >> you don't need to pay.
>> What do you guys think? >> Like their entry fee would be covered in the 500. >> Yeah, >> it's an entry fee versus a sponsorship. >> How much are we charging for the >> a minimum of 30? I almost feel like it should just be included in any of the sponsorships.
I mean, >> I don't want to double >> how many Well, that's what I'm saying. Like, how many, you know, we're always encouraging the parade to be longer. >> Yeah. >> You know, we don't want to ask somebody for payment twice. And I mean, the base sponsorship is 100. Like, yeah, that
gets you entrance to the parade. Well, the the the ones they would get the prey for is either the 250 gray where they they get a um one sign at a P&R event. >> So So it be >> Yeah, it's gray and higher. >> Yep. Yeah.
>> Well, >> here's my question. How many events are there really where there would be an opportunity to have a sign? >> Um there is the spring egg hunt. >> Okay. There's the Halloween parade that
goes on the banner. Um, there is the Festival of Lights. >> Okay. >> Which I forgot to take their sign, but they it also like I put them if there's a sponsor for that event, I put them on all the flyers and all that kind of stuff, so they get the exposure that way. They're in all the the stuff. Um,
there for Cana this year. I did I couldn't put up a sign at basketball because it's at school at school property, >> but it was on the registration page. It's on the website. It's so like that and they asked for that because they
were like we can't really do schools. >> So that was fine. Um pickle ball I don't think I can do signage at it because it's at the school again. So, but that could also go on the the web page, on the registration page, and
that kind of thing. Um, I was going to add the town cleanup on here as well because we can use sponsor money for that to pay for the shirts that we do. Um,
so they could have a sign or, you know, stuff there as well. >> Smoke a doobby. Good. Do it. I just felt bad that two two of the like nine sponsors paid again. So, I just wanted and nobody nobody complained.
Nobody raised any concerns. I just want to clarify it so that it's either they're all paying again or none of them are paying again. So they paid for a they paid for a sponsorship, >> but then they paid an additional paid.
>> I would look at it and say, is it the same person who did it >> for both? >> Yes. >> Okay. Then I mean it's only two people. I would just I would just call them >> and give them and just say, "Hey, do you realize you did this? What would you
like in return?" Like, "Do you want me?" But going forward, I think this year I was going to leave it alone. >> I don't know. Going forward. >> I would consider fee versus a sponsorship. >> Okay. Yeah. I don't know. >> I mean, I figure if you're in the
parade, then you're also getting your name on the banner, which is your sponsorship, but then you also have your spot in the parade where you're also getting additional exposure, >> right? Yeah. It's an entry fee versus a sponsorship >> because people who sponsor don't necessarily have to be in the parade,
>> right? >> Okay. Okay. >> Yeah. And I mean, if people aren't complaining then >> Yeah. No one complained. It was kind of me >> trying to to just clarify andor head off any complaints, >> but nobody complains. So, >> yeah. But I would see it as two
opportunities to have your name out there. So, >> okay. Agree. >> Yeah. I mean, especially, you know, Cozy Creations with their big elaborate float and, you know, whatever else, you know. >> So, I guess my next question has to do with when they're doing their
sponsorship, is there anything on there saying that they get entry into >> No, this is this is what they >> All right, then. Yeah, then it's separate. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Thank you. I talk >> I would say as long as there's no language like that like this is if they were thinking that
>> the sponsorship entitles them to >> participate in the parade. >> Nope. This is this is what it says. Um then yeah to me that's two separate two separate things. >> After these conversations it might make sense just to add an extra sentence in there saying you know entrance into the
the Halloween parade is extra. >> No >> just keep it. No, >> no, I don't. >> If someone questions it, >> they question it. But I mean, nobody has nobody >> to the point where and and again, I think to Amanda's point, it's different
opportunities. One is to sponsor and to have your name on banners or signage or whatever, and the other is to enter into the parade. >> Mhm. And it's $30 to enter.
Okay. I mean, I can also do it on a case- by case basis, too, as they >> Yeah, because then also in reverse, wouldn't it be if they pay for their sponsorship, they get they ask for a spot on the banner, wouldn't they then have to be in the
parade if we did it that way? Like, do you know what? You know what I mean? >> Yeah. No, it would just be a free, you know, you you give us a 250 plus grade plus donation, you get a free slot into the grade if you want to use it or not.
wouldn't be a have to situation. >> See where I got stuck on this? >> I do. >> Yeah, I do. >> But I I don't know. I still say it's two different things. >> Me, too. >> But we should take to a vote. >> And if it if it ain't broke, don't fix it. >> Okay,
>> that's fine. >> Yeah, I'm fine with that. >> Okay, then we can leave that one alone. >> Good. Everybody good with I mean, I don't feel like we're price gouging anybody with anything that we're doing here. You know, we're not >> No, I just I was just trying to
>> I was like Yeah. I just want to do the right thing and not anybody think that I'm trying to double dip or or gouge anybody or anything. Gotcha. But >> take advantage of their generosity. >> Okay. I will zip that one. Okay. Um I
will work on this and hopefully they will go out um in January. Usually I just send them I put it out on Facebook and Instagram like looking for sponsors, contact this, here's our website. Um,
and that's typically how it goes. Obviously, I reach out to past people to see if they want to reapp. Um, if anybody knows of anybody business-wise, that's just let me know. I'll send them the thing or I'll send it to you or whatever. Um,
trying to get that list. Who did you said there was a business list? I think I give it to you. >> No, but who where did you get it from in town? Which department? >> Uh, I don't know. I It was one of my scalp dads who got it. >> Okay.
>> I delegated for for once. >> Wow. >> Okay. >> We can maybe whoever handles blank business registrations, I guess. So, it might have actually been I would start with the town clerk again. >> I'll ask her.
>> I mean, it might be planning board. It could be the economic development group. >> It could. And actually, I'll reach out to economic development. >> That's probably see if they want to spread the word. >> Um, engine one that I had that I used a parent board
>> with some emails that I had. Okay. And I can do the chamber of commerce too. I'll ask them. And was the volunteer, the high school student, whatever, getting emails off or
trying to get emails using the list that I had generated or A-list. There was talk of that at one of the meetings that was on. >> Oh, yeah. Your intern, I'm sorry. >> I'm going to have him look at um the list you gave. >> Okay. >> And >> and whatever others >> and whatever else and see if we can come
up with emails for people. so that we can just um I don't want to mail things just because it's >> I know have a >> the one I gave you. I just did a lot of it by Google. >> Okay, that's what I'm going to have him do. >> Or Facebook. >> Y that's >> actually cuz if you go to their Facebook pages, a lot of them have email addresses.
>> Perfect. >> On their about um profile. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah, cuz that just seems like a great opportunity if we can, >> you know, meeting of the minds or merge >> as much, you know, and collect as many. >> Yeah. And he's awesome. He's like
plugging through. I'm going to run out of things for him to do. Um >> he's awesome. He just s there and types does my spreadsheets. I'm like, thank you. >> There you go. Fantastic. Love him. Um okay, sponsorship.
>> Uh just while we're talking holiday, um we're not talking holidays. Let me just give you an update. Uh, never mind. That's in the director update. I'll shut up. Go ahead. >> I have updates. I got no updates. >> You got no updates? >> Uh,
thought the holiday lights was cool. >> Yeah, it's going well. Um, uh, new program. So, I thought of this a while ago and it's
okay. Not that one. Do you have an extra pen? This one's died again. I got to restock my pocketbook. Sorry. Try this one. Get a pen for her. Can't have your pen. You're >> not taking notes. Do you need pen?
Wait. Nope. That's a spoon. Ryan, you and I got to share. >> All right. Said she needs one, too. >> We'll pass it around. >> I know. I barely even made it out of the house, so a pen and notebook was not happening. Okay, so here's this. So,
this Sorry. There you go. Thank you. Um, just something I was thinking of. A lot of this is we do it anyway, so why not put it like cohesive into a program? Um, a couple of
these have to change. And I know you can't read February there. So, January is I talked to the prom closet. >> Yes. >> So, we're going to do collect um formal wear for the prom closet over at the high school. >> Okay. >> I heard you right. I I thought like I
wasn't hearing things. You said prom closet. >> Prom closet. >> Closet. Yes. >> Not two words that typically go. >> No. But what what the prom closet is, I think that's what she calls it, is um they take donations of formal wear,
boys, girls accessories, all kinds of stuff. And they she sets up like a shop at the high school and for kids who can't afford prom dresses or formal wear or whatever, they can go and and get it. >> Yeah. and people donate it. So, it's like free coming in and free going out.
Use it once. >> Yeah, you use it once. Um, so, um, yeah, that's a great partnership with NPS so that that we can do that. >> Great idea. >> So, that was Amanda and Alicia were
talking about it at the Halloween swap. We're like, "Oh, we do it for costumes. Why not prom?" >> Yep. >> No, that's awesome. >> So, I reached out. So, the prom closet. Um, >> and that's January, you said, because you have blood drive. >> Yep, that's January. >> Okay. February.
I think I had the food drive. I think that's covered of kindness to help restock their things after the >> I see food >> holidays. Um, sports equipment is kind of the same idea as the Halloween >> costume. That could end up being huge.
So, I'm going to need help with that one. Um, April is the town cleanup. We do that anyway. So, just put that in there. May is pet month. So, I reached out to Nine Lives and the animal control um to do donation. I have a list of all
their stuff. I have individual flyers for all the stuff too that lists all the details. >> Um, cleanup got bumped out of May because something else was going on in May. We try and do it um in April because it
goes Earth Day. >> Oh, is it? >> Yeah. >> And the further you get into like late April, May, >> the buds start coming out and you can't get all the the junk underneath the the bushes and stuff. >> Yeah. But it also doesn't rain every
day. >> I know. I know. >> It's a Yeah, it's a give and take. >> Yeah. >> Um June is Veterans Month. Um, so we're doing, you know, donate a $5 gift card for a cup of coffee. That way Estelle and Veteran Services can give those out
to people who come in because sometimes she said just a cup of coffee makes their day. >> So, um, July is Christmas and July with the C2 Foundation so they can start stocking up because they they're overwhelmed with families this year. Um,
August school supplies, September, Halloween costume. October, I don't have yet. I think it I think I talked to the library. Why did I say school library? It should be Norton library. >> Yeah.
>> And we just haven't worked out what. And if that doesn't work, um I can talk to DCF cuz I think it's DCF month. I tried to find match up like the months like >> the theming months with these things,
but if it didn't work, it didn't work. Um or we could do a blood drive because at one point I had a blood drive doing that. Um Thanksgiving dinner. Uh personal best used to do I don't know if they still do. >> Oh yeah, they do it. >> I know they still do it.
>> I know they still do it. >> Schools do it. >> But the school they used to work with the schools now this is a while ago where like the LG collected the cranberry sauce. I think they still do. >> Do they? Okay. So like each of the schools collect one piece of it so we
could just collect all of it. Um, and then Antons is the coat drive. Really, it's pretty like sticking a box out, changing the thing in the front. >> And some of this we already do anyway. And it's partnering. The new town
manager is big on collaborations. So, this is partnering kind of formalizing partnerships of helping the other other departments. Anyway, um, we are the behind the police department. Our Facebook page is the most followed town.
We're the second most followed town Facebook page. Um, we're up over 4,000 now. >> Cuz you keep it interesting, girl. >> That's right. >> Um, and then I had seen an idea. And really, none of this costs us anything.
Just time to do the flyers and that, like minimal cost. >> Plus, get the high school kids to come here and staff and get community service hours. >> True. Yeah. Yep. Okay. But then I had seen this. Did I?
I didn't print on both sides. Shoot. Oh, shoot. So, I had seen this a while ago on Facebook. And I was cleaning up my photos today.
I had like 10 uh an hour. So, I was like, I'm going to clean up the photos and put them in files. And I found the screenshot I did. And this I found it on Facebook. It's Dog Good Wisconsin. And I'm like, "Oh, I'll send it to the senior center and veterans." Well,
Estelle still was out today, but Beth from the uh senior center reached out and she's like, "I love it. Let's do it. Maybe we can get a sponsor." So then, of course, my wheels are turning that we could put this in with this program because it's Do Good Wisconsin, okay? Do
Good here. And so, um, I just have to figure out how to pay for the signs, which we have money, so I can either do that and just pay for it's like $200 for the signs. Um, for like 20 20 What do
Anyway, talk I'll talk to Cindy and see what she can do them for. Um, or I was also thinking >> maybe one of the sign companies and Tom would donate it. Maybe one of the sound sign companies would donate it. Or I could bundle all this into a pitch for
Cana because none of this is really >> touching kids. It's all it's townwide. And then see if I could get them for like two grand. And part of the two grand goes to helping like they can I'll
take a set amount from from the sponsorship and be like, "Okay, $50 of your donation goes to buying food for the cover cupboard of kindness and $50 of your donation goes to buying pet supplies and $50 of your donation goes to buying school supplies and that kind
of thing." >> And then it can cover stuff for the town cleanup. That way we can get money for the the t-shirts and stuff. Sounds like a great idea. What do we think? >> Super genius.
>> It's kind of low light lifting on my end, which is good. >> No. So would they like go to the senior center, sign up a list saying that they want to be one of the houses, then they get they get this, put it out in front, and then
>> we just like promote a list on on Facebook like the here's a list of houses that are looking for snow angel. Will you be that angel? >> We could do that. Um or we instead of putting all the addresses out, we can direct them to go to Beth at the senior center.
>> Um but we can promote it and publicize it. We can reach out to the school for community service hours. >> I would like push this when we when they do the call saying school is cancelled tomorrow >> cuz the Boy Scouts used to go around and dig out fire hygiens for the fire
department. >> Oh. >> And I mean, you really can't rely on them anymore cuz they're basically gone. >> But I could see that working on one of those snow days. >> Snow days. Yeah. Yep. That's a good idea, too. work with the fire department
on that one. >> They could probably buy the signs for that one. Look at this. I love it. So, basically it would be the Who's it Michelle at the senior center? Beth. >> Beth at the senior center. Um, and who for the veterans?
>> Estelle. >> Estelle. That would coordinate getting the volunteers to these houses. No. Or no. Okay. How does that work? >> Uh, haven't flushed that out, but I'm thinking they coordinate who gets the signs >> and then it's it's not necessarily
coordinating. It's are you a snow angel? And people could either sign up to be a snow angel or these signs go in front of the person's house. So it's just there. So >> you just see the sign and you shovel. >> Exactly. You see the sign and shovel. That's how I took it. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. >> I mean, and we can share the list with like the community or the community service person could reach out to Beth to see if they could make a partnership on like more of an ongoing basis
>> instead of us doing I I don't want to do that part. >> Right. Well, no. And that was my thought and I it would be really really horrible to have somebody with a sign out and they're and they didn't get shoveled because there just wasn't the right person passing by or something like
that. That not to be negative Nancy, but >> yeah. So maybe there could be something where people could sign up >> to and then then if somebody got a call saying, "Hey, my driveway wasn't shoveled out." They could reach out to those people and ask, "Hey, can anybody go?"
>> Mhm. Yeah, just sort of a resource pool of snow angel of snow angel pool. Okay, we'll have to work that detail out. >> I'm just wondering, you know, we could probably look it up and see how it works in Wisconsin.
>> It's not on their website anymore. >> Wow. Okay. I tried. >> Yeah. Although we could probably go to their website and just ask them if somebody wants to do that, that would be awesome. >> Maybe your intern
services. >> That's kind of a second to >> Yeah. You know, like unfortunately if everybody in a inner city has the signs and this person that lives four miles down the road doesn't have any neighbors has the sign, like everybody in the
inner city is going to get their driveway shoveled. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But um >> Yeah. But then you have streets like mine where we have three husbands all fighting to see who can get the snowblower out fastest to do the
>> I joke with my husband every year. I'm like you guys have like some context that I don't >> Oh my god. My husband used to do the sidewalks down the street. It was like that's when he was home cuz unfortunately he's essential personnel. So during snowstorms he has to stay in.
So guess who's out? Well, my 13-year-old is out, you know, looking for those signs saying, "Oh, let me >> Yeah. So, >> yeah. >> But, um, but yeah, it is what it is. You know, the money's there if it's there and it's not. If it's not." And >> it's a
>> I think it's worth it. >> Yeah. >> And let's No, I think it's a great program. Yeah, I >> was just like I said, I was >> wondering if they had like a database of snow angels, like people that signed up so that they could just kind of tap
them. >> Then it's I hate to say it this way, then you're creating work for me or Beth, >> right, >> to manage and both spot that's overwhelmed and neither one of us, if it's a snow day, neither one of us are coming in,
>> right? And you don't want to be getting I don't want to be doing this from home, >> right? No, no, no, no, no. And that's why I was addressing it. I was just wondering how it worked. >> Um, >> well, there's a QR code. I'm trying to scan it, but it doesn't want to connect in here. >> It doesn't it I scanned it earlier. They
don't have it listed on their website anymore. >> I was kind of like, dang it. Otherwise, I would have printed it out and >> Yeah. >> All right. >> brought it in. >> So, um, that was that idea. >> Yeah. So, >> so what what's their website? I'll go on
to their website and just see if I can ask. >> I just Googled do good Wisconsin and that brought me to their website. >> Oh, good. Okay. >> So, I could do it if you want. >> All right. Yeah. Yeah. I'll just do contact us. >> Can you tell us how you know how it
worked? We're interested. We think it's a wonderful idea. >> We can always >> I see you're not doing it any longer. Why is that? >> I hate to say it, but And I didn't The way I took that one is
it's not time yet. >> Like it's >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. Maybe it's something they put out. >> Put up. Yeah, that's how I took that one. >> But in Wisconsin, maybe it is time. >> I would imagine they probably already got >> Well, I got to tell you, I was looking
at this. I'm like, how the hell do you stab the sign in the ground when the ground? >> That's a When I looked at this, that's no snow on the ground either. That's >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So, yeah. I'm like, when when it snows and there's a foot of snow on the ground, how do you see that your
neighbor has this >> around your house? >> Okay, stop thinking so hard. >> I mean, >> we could always kill that idea, but let's look at the ways we can promote it and make it happen. >> So, we'll we'll It's easy to kill. It's not so easy.
>> But I do think that's a great idea because there there's like on a stone date, there's a bunch of kids running around being like, "What can I do today?" We got a bunch of parents who want to get their kids out. >> Yes. >> Please go show them >> and just
>> respect the community. >> The high school kids. We can even put something like we'll sign, you know. >> Yeah. >> Have your something that will >> sign off on community service hours. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Very interesting. I like stealing other people's ideas cuz we we don't share customers. >> Like that's why I can steal ideas from other towns cuz we don't we don't share the same customers. >> Mhm. >> Norton Park and Rex serve Norton people. Granted, others are welcome to come but
>> we do need to go down this thing. The um the uh >> sorry, I can't say on TV. Um the canoe rental punch. >> Yes.
>> So we need to discuss that. Get that on here to start discussing before the spring. >> Yep. >> At to at any of the water bodies. >> Well, we would just do it at the um the
I mean unless it I I actually went to the the um watch over there. the the second at the boat launch. I don't think we have room there. Now, I I don't know at any of the bodies of water that we have general location other than the one on 140 across from Cumberland Farms. We
could set up the canoe rental. >> Yep. >> But I know that um >> would we be even allowed to since I mean Dave's not allowed to run out of there anymore? >> Kayak, >> but it's Norton Park and Rick. Yeah, it's Sleboard owns that property.
>> Select Sleboard owns that property. It was just we were just talking a little bit about that property the other day in our director's meeting. >> Um, but I think between John and I, we can probably figure out how to
make that happen and and figure it out so that we can >> Do we have to run it through this committee? >> Let me figure that out. Okay. I don't know who that one goes through. >> Oh, it has to go through us. >> You can't make money. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Uh, so what it is, if you want to help. >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Uh, so what it is is that new um boat canoe launch that they've put in, and excuse me, I missed the last two um open spaces committees. Uh, but uh that new uh canoe launch they put in across from
Cumberland Farms on 140 by um the concert venue. I can't remember the name cuz it changes every two years. >> Um, we want to do a an area that you can store your canoe there and rent it for the year and it would be a little, you
know, whatever 2x2, 3x3 cubby that you put your canoe in and you can lock it in and you can just leave it there for the year or or the canoe season. So, you go there and, you know, you can have your pad lock and your little cubby where you store your canoe and stuff like that. And it's something that Open Spaces is
on board with. Um but open spaces as a committee isn't allowed to make money. So they would have to run it through us and we're allowed to do that. So um something that we need to think about and >> and we would do it for money. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. We're allowed to be profitable.
>> Uh open spaces is not >> so >> Sharon has them and like John kind of brought the idea from from Sharon. They're like teepee things and then there's six on each three on each side.
Um, >> what you mean? Sharon, she means the town of Sharon. >> Yes, thank you. Sorry. The town of Shar >> whatever that town there. >> It did take me a second to figure it out, but I >> So, so they have this this system set up at their >> So, we're just mimicking their again
mimicking their system, not their customers. >> Stealing their system. So you can look at Sharon um town of Sharon wreck department. They have it's it's around that lake that they have in Mass. Thank you.
>> Yes. So they have they have more open space around the lake. >> So I don't think I think she's got like 130 or 180 slips like for each for a canoe or a kayak. We don't have that much space. But we could at least start
something. Oh, so you're thinking wait maybe there may be a demand for additional locations around the pond. >> Potentially. >> That's a good idea. >> Potentially. How much space do we have at the 140 property? Cuz it seems like there's like a 140 property. We kind of a lot as far as what we have that's
right now usable is a different question. >> We have a lot. >> Yeah. >> Okay. But what do you mean by usable for these? what we've already finished and is in the parking lot area that we could currently put a canoe slip. >> Okay. And how many parking spots do we
have? Do you know >> there uh the state put in 11 parking spots back there. >> So they those have to stay open because that's now like state space. So the state owns a track of it going back and
then they put in the walkable. Is that the right word? Like a walkable thing that you can >> a watch. >> Yeah. Thank you. I'm not a voter. >> Yeah, it's a zero entry launch. >> So, like a lot of launches are canoe
launches where you can put canoe in and then you stay on the concrete and you step in. It's not that. It's a zero entry. So, it's as if you're launching from, you know, grandpa and grandpa's pond and >> whatever. >> Um, but only other place you could possibly do anything would be at Jasmine Garden. And obviously that's private
property. >> Yep. That's private property. Yeah, but we have um we own >> Juniper. >> Yeah, we own Juniper, which is where the public >> Juniper has like no room. >> That's why I said there's not really around the corner. >> There's not a nightmare. >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> So, >> and I want to say I thought I heard that one of the residents who lives right before Juno Juniper actually like somehow cut off access or tried to. I could be wrong. >> And if I only code access to to
>> Yeah. So, it'd be interesting. But, uh, yeah, I I know that that's so we're talking about putting it there and and they're doing a they're I know Open Spaces is communicate is is discussing uh expanding that beachfront access cuz basically that that park right there
that starts across from Ocean uh not Ocean State um Cumberland Farms that we have waterfront coverage all behind those multifamilies that goes all the way up basically to uh the old grocery store. So, we have waterfront coverage
that goes all the way there. So, they talk about doing a park that runs all the way there and comes back. So, imagine that >> there is like an unlimited amount of not not unlimited, but a huge amount of waterfront. And um there is a paper road that uh between those condos is supposed
to be town access. So, like you should be able to go and walk between those condos and walk your way out to the the reservoir. >> Okay. Just for clarification, a paper road is it's the road is on paper >> someplace, >> but it's not actually there.
>> Yeah. Yeah. They they didn't pave it in paper. >> They didn't pave it. They didn't clear it. They didn't do anything, but they're on paper. And >> look on a map, it's there. >> Yeah. If you look on the map, it's there. >> And around the house that's on that property. >> Um, how much do we have around the house
that's on that property? We own We own the property. The select board owns the property. the select board. >> Select board is the town board. Everything we do is a select board. Select select board makes all decision. >> I have no idea if they've
always select every every decision. So, uh it was the guy that did the canoe thing, rented it and rented space from the town, >> but not the house. There is a >> there is a renter there, but that's
going to change soon, I think. Yeah, >> that's that's in flux at this point. >> Okay. All right. Yeah, cuz I was going to say just that that house could be a nice little, >> you know, snack shack. Um, check in.
>> Depends on the condition of the house. >> Yeah. >> And then you have to hire someone. >> Yeah. You'd have to hire someone that So, that's more staffing. You'd have to take over the electric. You have to take over the maintenance of the building. you have to take over like there there's a lot involved if we were to take that
over. >> I get it. I don't want that. >> No. And I I was I was thinking, you know, I'm looking at um I don't know if you've ever been up to the um rest areas on 93 in New Hampshire, the Common Man. >> Mhm.
>> On either side. I mean, it's a private organization that runs them. They have the Common Man restaurants and all of that. And then New Hampshire State Liquor Stores are all attached, but it's it's a private company or commercial
company that I think rents space and then runs them. And they're phenomenal. You know, they're so clean and you just hear people and it's like you're so proud when you, you know, pull into them and that sort of thing. So, I didn't know if there could be an opportunity for a collaboration because I know at
one point, didn't LLB >> have something to do with they had the Discovery School there, but then no one started going to that because they would be competing against Norton Kayak, >> right? >> Corporate versus small business. People
are going to favor the small business and Dave, he ran a great business there. >> I know. and my son gone. I can't believe that's too he was younger, he would go. >> Yeah. And and I guess I was thinking along the lines with the building that that would be a great opportunity for a
private business and especially a small business, a collaboration with the town so that the town gets something benefits from it and if it's a recreational type of building >> um and also somebody oversee the kayaks and
>> canoes. This is also I mean we did we did we tried it but we did it's just walking down a path. >> Yeah. And it was someone from Bean would take you out onto the reservoir. >> Oh, I'm not No, no, no, no. I'm not suggesting Bean. I'm just using that as
an example of collaboration, >> but it was also not. >> Oh, yeah. >> Because that part of the land was Mansfield. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Cuz it was the mass arts parking lot.
>> Got it. Okay. Okay. Now I understand. >> River. Yes. I will put that >> canoe. >> Yep. But no, that's exciting because as a kayaker, um although I wouldn't be storing my kayak because I like going down your
house down river and I mean plus have a pickup truck can toss in. So yeah, people have called over the years between >> uh park and wreck and conservation like do we have any place to to store a kayak
on a water body? Um, >> well, somebody chained their their boat up a couple years ago to uh the Power Street Bridge. >> We had it chained up and locked up with a padlock and everything and had it covered with a tarp and I don't think anybody asked. I think everybody left it alone.
>> My only concern would be is that there's a way to just get a webcam on it just to make sure that no one messes with them. >> Yep. >> Yeah, we could do that. um same one that we have >> this floating kayak. I know it is not cheap.
>> Yeah, we have a couple um wireless webcams that the town has. So, >> we'll probably pull on top of it. >> Yeah, we'd have to there's a whole bunch of things steps we have to figure out to do that. But, um yeah, again talking about borrow borrowing how Sharon does
it and kind of modeling off of them. >> Yeah. Yeah. like the initial cost of building the the cubbies and then you know however long they last we rent them year a year. >> Yeah. >> Y sounds good. I like that.
>> Uh what else? Anything else? >> No. Other other business topics not reasonably anticipated in 48 hours? >> Nope. Uh anybody? You said you had an idea. >> So I do, but it's just like an idea of
an idea. Okay. And don't feel pressured to to do an idea. >> No, it's fine. So, it's also just stealing from something else. I saw >> clearly we do that a lot. >> So, we were at the Emerald Square Mall,
which yes, it's silk fairly >> and I saw that they were having a craft fair. >> All of the participants in the craft fair were children. So all the crafts, everything that was being sold was made by kids.
>> So I was thinking that might be something nice to do maybe like >> November of next year or Yeah. like before like you know for holiday, >> you know, >> kids can shop from kids like
>> and cuz my my daughter constantly she's constantly making stuff and asking me like when she can sell it, how she can sell it. Yeah. So, I just thought it was a cute idea. >> You don't just give her a couple of bucks and say people at work bought it and then tell her to go away.
>> I don't know where. >> I don't either. >> Who are the people I work with? >> But yeah, so I thought that could be a really cute idea. >> That's a good idea. Craft fair >> just with kids making kids stuff.
>> Yeah. I mean, I would love to do an adult one also just because I do them and that's where I sell most of my books, but I like the idea of kids getting to show off what they do cuz I don't like they don't like where else did they get that chance,
>> right? >> I think that's awesome. >> And you could do it kids craft k fair. >> Only if Robert sponsored. >> Yeah, right. I was going to say 55y old
women around. >> Grosses me out so much. >> All right, on to the next. Um, >> yeah, >> just >> November of 2026. >> That one. Um, oh, one other thing I did
just learn literally yesterday. So evidently when we communicate via email, I can push out to you but then you all need to respond to just me. >> We can't do the group reply all.
>> Reply all. >> Okay. >> Evidently that could be open meeting violations. Did not know that. I thought opposite. I thought if we were all talking together it was fine. Because not everyone
replies all to the most recent. That's why. >> Yes. So I was just informed. So I >> I can still push out to you guys, but then you guys just push back to me and then I can do an update of all the responses back out if need be.
>> Just throw a shitload more on you, please. >> Yeah, I know. But I didn't I >> Here we go. Melissa, here's all the information. Disperse what you feel is appropriate. I did not know that. So, it was just brought to my we were talking about it in the office about something
emails or something. So, I was like, "Wait a wait a minute. What? You can't you can't have a group talk?" And they were like, "Oh, no." I'm like, "Oh, okay. Won't do that because you're talking board business." But if you were like, "Hey, how's the weather?" "Oh, it's
great. I'm doing this this weekend." "Oh, good for you. Happy anniversary." Right. That has nothing to do with board business. >> Right. Right. So, totally my mistake. I learned something new. So, now going forward, just reply back to me. Got it.
>> Hey, we're learning as we go. It's only three years in on this for me, but you know, hey, >> so um I like that idea. >> Not to cause issues, but we're also not supposed to be communicating outside of a.gov email, but >> we don't have.gov
yet >> or doesn't mean we're not breaking the rules currently. >> True. Town manager is working on switching it over to.gov, but we also are in flux on it department. >> So, I did ask for emails for all of us.
>> I can't wait for my >> the king at.gov >> and it is in flux. So, we we don't really have >> You put that in for me, right? >> I did. I did. >> Just want to make sure. >> Yep. So, um I'm sure when he gets
everything all set and uniformal, we'll >> we'll be switching to.gov's at some point and then I will ask again for our committee to have email addresses as well. >> Can't wait. >> I'm not sure you're going to get the
king, but I I'll put the request. >> If not, immediately follow my resolution. >> You can put it in your signature. >> The not king. the wannabe. >> Did that turn off? >> It it the watch turned off a while ago.
Nobody ever signed it. >> So, >> you've got cable though. >> Okay. So, you can watch it and do the minutes. AI turned off. >> I tried. Okay. >> Your battery probably died again. >> I plugged it in this time. >> Completely plugged in.
>> You have to set it on the monitor not to shut off because of inactivity. >> Didn't know that part. Got it. >> You're living nuts about all sorts of things. >> I am. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> On that note, I think we're anything else.
>> When do we have to worry about Easter? >> I know. Actually, I have to >> Yeah. >> That's in March. The end of March this year. >> Um >> I still haven't figured out how rabbits
lay eggs. like just >> I feel like it's just >> it's a big scientist. >> Honestly, >> you know, it's my children have just been on it with the let's ask mom questions that she doesn't know the answer to.
>> And I feel like that's your kids are screwing mine. My kids come in, they're like, >> "You know what so and so's elves did this morning? Can't do that tonight because it's clearly what their elves did last night.
>> Okay. My house. All right. Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. There you go. Thank you.