WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP PARK AND RECREATION BOARD

7171 Allentown Blvd.  Harrisburg, PA  17112

                            Wednesday, August 16, 2006

 

I.               CALL TO ORDER:

The regular meeting of the West Hanover Township Park and Recreation Board was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Chairman Stammel. 

 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT                                                     MEMBERS ABSENT

Robert Stammel                                                                                Bob Rogers

Julie Young                                                                         

                   Robert T. Leonard         

Jean Sites                         

                          Mike Geppert

                         Mike Jacobs

 

 

STAFF PRESENT                                                              OTHERS PRESENT

II.             Dixie Fesig, Park and Recreation Coordinator                 Jeff Holt

Tony Geppert

 

III.           PUBLIC COMMENTS

None

 

 

III.        PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS

A. Baseball- The Baseball season is over, Fall Ball is starting. Mr. Holt will give a schedule to Park and Recreation Coordinator for the Fall Ball games..  Mr. Holt thanked the Township for mowing the fields and for the use of the Downstairs room for holding board meetings.  A new baseball board became effective Aug.  1st.  Houck Memorial concession stand’s door was damaged by vandals, also tried to pry the door at the gator storage shed.  Ask Dieter to repair the board at the concession stand.  Review the Baseball agreement for 2007. The Central Pa Tournament was a success.                        

 

B.  Ped Path- Mr. Geppert reported on the Ped Path. Mr. Leonard stated that their was a 2 to 2 vote at the  Board of Supervisors workshop on the ped path at Short St, Althea, and Avondale Terrace. The Park and Recreation Board discussed the project. A question was raised “Is it possible to construct this section of the ped path, without making it handicap accessible to help keep cost down”?

 

C.  Fall Fest- The Park and Recreation Coordinator will check with Jon Yost  (solicitor) about holding a Casino Corner and Bingo ( permit) at the Fall Fest.

 

D.  Tony Geppert   Mr. Geppert gave a presentation on the demolition and building a new log cabin at Fariville Park.  He presented a bid on the removal of the log cabin.   

 

IV.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

A motion was made by Mike Jacob, seconded by Ms. Young, to approve the minutes of July 19, 2006.  The motion passed unanimously.  

 

 

V.          Treasurer Report-The Filo and Park Development funds were reviewed by the Park and Recreation Board.

 

VI.        TOWNSHIP STAFF REPORT

Ms. Fesig  furnished the Park and Recreation with updates on the following:

 

Skyline Grant- This project is moving forward. The Park and Recreation Coordinator is working with HRG to complete part II of the grant. The bid packets will be ready in January, and hopefully construction will start in March of 2007.

 

Fairville Grant   The Board of Supervisors approved to go ahead with applying for a grant.

 

Teener Concession-  HRG is working on the bid packets.

 

Hanoverdale Church Ms. Fesig has discussed this with the Church and Volleyball and Basketball has been set up for Monday and Thursday evenings.  This will begin Sept 1 and run through Dec. 15.

 

VII.       PLANS FOR REVIEW

A. P/SB Village Glen Development, E. G. Stolzfus Twenty one acres was sold by the Township to Mr. Stolzfus.  Mr. Stolzfus is planning on building 34 detached homes, single family , this may tie into 4 acres on Capital Baptist land which was accepted by the   Board of Supervisors   A motion that the Filo fees be used for Lenker Park & Ped Path was made by Mike Geppert , a second by Julie Young.

The motion passed unanimously.

 

B. W.H. Twp. Sewer Non residential are exempt from fees per the Board of Supervisors policy. 

 

C. Triple Crown Fishing Creek Elementary School will be kept as a  private school for challenged youth.    Divide into 2 building lots, with 2 ˝ acres on each lot,  A motion that the Filo fees for the two lots be used for Fairville Park Ped path was made by Mike Jacob, a second by Julie Young..

The motion passed unanimously.

 

D. Neiswender Double boundary adjustment, there are no fees.

 

E. CBHNP Commercial exempt from fees per Board of Supervisors policy.

 

 

VIII.     OLD BUSINESS

 

A .The Park and Recreation Board reviewed the project status report. No concerns.

 

B. Log Cabin – A motion to tear down log cabin, but save the fireplace and build a new log cabin was made by Bob Leonard, a second by Mike Jacobs. The motion passed unanimously.

 

 

IX.        NEW BUSINESS – Peach Social FYI

 

X.          CORRESPONDENCE/OTHER BUSINESS

 

XI.        PUBLIC COMMENTS (open comments)

 

XII.       ADJOURNMENT

The monthly meeting of the Park and Recreation Board was adjourned at 9:03 p.m. Jean Sites, , made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Mike Geppert  The motion passed unanimously.