ATTACHMENT 1

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:

Mayor and Town Council

FROM:

Terry Blalock, Chair, Parks and Recreation Commission

SUBJECT:

Parks and Recreation Commission’s Budget Recommendations

DATE:

February 21, 2007

 

The Commission voted unanimously (8-0) to recommend that the Council make maintenance a top priority in FY 2007-08 and in future years. We believe that deferred maintenance has resulted in deteriorating parks and buildings. The poor conditions of many of our facilities can result in lower user satisfaction and in higher costs for major renovations. Recent examples of facilities that underwent major renovations include the Hargraves Center, Community Center, and tennis courts.

 

The Commission believes that it is in the Town’s interest to invest in the maintenance and upkeep of our current inventory of facilities. To do this we recommend that additional funding should be provided for the following programs:

 

The Commission understands that there are always many competing needs for a limited number of funds. However, we believe that as the Town inventory of facilities both grow and age that maintenance must become a greater priority. 

 

Thank you for your consideration of our recommendations.

 

Present: Terry Blalock, Chair; Faith Nager, Vice-Chair; Betsey Anderson; Neal Bench; Cory Brooks; Eugene Farrar; Joan Guilkey; and Diane VandenBroek

 

Absent: Bob Broad, Pete Schwartz, and Andre Wesson.      A quorum was present.