WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP PARK AND RECREATION BOARD

7171 Allentown Blvd. Harrisburg, PA 17112

     Wednesday, October 17, 2007

 

I.               CALL TO ORDER:

The regular meeting of the West Hanover Township Park and Recreation Board was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Leonard. 

 

MEMBERS PRESENT                                                     MEMBERS ABSENT

                          Mike Geppert                                                                      

                   Jean Sites                                                                             

Linda Turns                                                                           STAFF PRESENT

Robert T. Leonard                                                                Dixie Fesig

Pat Cassel                                                              

                         Robert Rogers 

                                                                                                              OTHERS PRESENT

                                                                                                            Jeff Holt, Baseball

                                                                                                                                                                                            

II.             PUBLIC COMMENTS

NONE

 

II           PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS

Baseball Association- No report

 

Ped Path- No report

 

IV.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A motion was made by Mrs. Turns, seconded by Mr. Rogers, to approve the minutes of September 19,

2007.  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

Maintenance

-Dieter worked with Road crew paving.

Skyline Project

-Park & Rec. Board met at skyline Park to review grant project, they denied Mr. Hoffman’s request for

more trees along his property. A recommendation by Mrs. Turns, second by Mrs. Sites to open Park. A

motion was made by Mrs. Cassel, second by Mr. Rogers to have skyline Commons Park ribbon cutting

on Pumpkin Carving night, starting at 5:30pm. The motion passed unanimously.

Updates on Event

-Fall Fest was a great success. The day of the event the committee sold 13,264 tickets($3,316), food vendors ($684), Craft vendors ($80) and sponsorships from local business ($5,793.90), income grand total was $9,873.90.

 

VII.       PLANS FOR REVIEW

A.    NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII.     OLD BUSINESS

Project Status report – Reviewed by board.

 

Log Cabin replacement – A motion was made by Mr. Rogers, second by Mrs. Turns, to have the Park & Recreation Coordinator call log cabin manufacturers for a design and construction drawings and to over ride HRG fee’s, only use HRG to do the bid packet for the following: The motion passed unanimously.

 

- Foundation

- Size- 40 x 20 (open room) Real log look, no mortar

- 6ft. porch

- 200 Amp electric service

- No heat

- Metal roof

- Wooden shutters

- 2 doors

- 1 Ramp (ADA) & 1 step

A motion was made by Mrs. Turns, second by Mrs. Cassel to keep the fireplace free standing and NOT to include it in the construction of the new log cabin. The motion passed unanimously.

 

Skateboard Park- The Park & Rec. Coordinator forward the following information to the Board of Supervisors: The Park and Recreation Board first voted on the concept of a skateboard park- The vote went as follows: Mr. Geppert- No, Mrs. Turns- yes, Mrs. Sites- yes, Mrs. Cassel-No, Mr. Rogers-No, Mr. Leonard-yes, so the vote ended up (3) yes & (3) No.

Location: (3) votes to put the skateboard Park at Houck Manor, (3) votes for Township Municipal Park.  The Board voted on cost: It was unanimous not to spend more than $25,000 on ramps, plus whatever the cost will be for the concrete pad.

Mrs. Turns asked the Park & Recreation Coordinator to supply the Board of Supervisors with a map of each park, so they can review them at a BOS workshop, to select a location for a skateboard park.

 

IX.        NEW BUSINESS

NONE

 

CORRESPONDENCE/OTHER BUSINESS

Upcoming events- fall yard sale, Pumpkin Carving & Apple Social

 

XI.        PUBLIC COMMENTS (open comments)

None.

 

XII.       ADJOURNMENT

Mrs. Turns made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mrs. Cassel. The motion passed unanimously.

 

**Special Note: The November Park & Recreation Board Meeting was canceled due to no quorum.