HANOVER TOWNSHIP RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD

3630 Jacksonville Road

Bethlehem, PA 18017-9303

Minutes 02/12/2004

 

MEMBER ATTENDANCE:  Steve Crump, Karen Kennedy, Betty Soltys, Mike Stasak, Bill Hursh, Tom Black and Mike Caffrey

 

Call to order:  7:40 PM by Betty Soltys.  Motion to open the meeting by Mike Caffrey, seconded by Mike Stasak.  Approved by all members. 

 

Review of January 2004 minutes – Motion to approve by Steve Crump, seconded by Mike Stasak.  Approved by all members. 

 

7:50 to 8:00 – RAB Chairperson Update

• Crawford Park Update.  Upper Saucon installed soccer fields a few years ago.  The township maintenance crews care for the fields, but did have a professional turf company come in prior to use for turf maintenance.  

 

8:00 to 8:45 – Recreation Director Update

• The planned Casino Royale Night has been cancelled due to small games of chance not allowed within Hanover Township.

Pricing policies are being reviewed with the Board of Supervisors.  The Board supports the price increases for HTCC membership and further recommend the same ratio for HTCC membership costs of non- residents versus residents as the pool costs (ie. 2 ½ times more @ the pool for non-residents).

 

8:45 – 9:30 – Crawford Park

• The RAB recommends doing a full and complete preparation since the fields are currently not in good playing condition.  This includes weeding, top dressing, seeding and whatever else is necessary.  While this process could delay playing time, we feel that it would be better to delay and have the fields prepped properly rather than not have them done correctly and lose future playing seasons.  Estimates will be sought.  Previous estimates were obtained from the Brickman Group last year.

 

9:30 – 9:45  - R Macada Farms Park Survey

 

The following are the results from the basketball court survey:

 

191 questionnaire’s were mailed                                                                                     54 responses were received

36 were in favor of new basketball courts         

14 were not in favor     

  4 people were neutral

 

The Board recommends that we obtain demographics of the community in order to determine long-range recreational plans.  While basketball courts will be considered in our long-range plans, we don’t feel it would be suitable to respond to individual neighborhood requests.

 

9:45 - 9:55 - Delta Manor.

• The current playground equipment needs to be updated.  The Board is looking into obtaining new equipment.

 

9:55 - 10:00 – Pool Shade.

• Since the 2 shade structures installed last season at the pool received such a favorable response, the Board is looking into the requirements and costs necessary for additional shade structures.

 

10:25 - Motion to close the meeting by Steve Crump, seconded by Karen Kennedy.  All members voted in favor.

 

Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 11, 2004.

 

Submitted by: K. Kennedy/M. Caffrey