notes forwarded by Casey Bordeaux, MANA Greenspace Coordinator
Participants: Chris
Foster, Casey Boudreau, Lisa Crowder, Ted Ward, Dave Butler, Jen Raby, Joanne Bryan, Barbara Orsich, Katie Curtis
1.
Scott lots
a.
Waiting on update from county on status of bids
for demolition for vacant white house – Casey will continue to follow up
b.
993 Scott – not part of FEMA buyout,
Commissioner Rader’s office contacted Casey last week that County may be able
to buy it to add to existing greenspace.
i. Should
not be limited by FEMA restrictions on other lots
ii. Casey
will continue to follow up
iii. Ideas
include
1.
Leave driveway to increase parking
2.
Picnic tables
c.
Tree planting
i. Need
to follow up with Fuqua re plans and process, including timeline – Ted to discuss with Theresa Same
ii. Dave
B to follow up with new County arborist to confirm list of trees
iii. Start thinking of where to place, on vacant
lots as well as in Park
2.
Playground
a.
Group met with Revonda, who is supportive of
renovations
b.
Need confirmation of agreement by DHYS as
official FOMP contact – Chris will follow up with Revonda
c.
Park Pride can help with fundraising
i. FOMP
playground project will have own page on Park Pride website
ii. Revonda
has list of vendors
iii. Ideas
for fund raising events
1.
Lantern parade
2.
Event at playground
3.
Something at MANA pool party
iv. DHYS
also has FOMP link on its Donate Now page
d.
Need to get going on 1 small, immediate project
to
i. Demonstrate
commitment to County & DHYS
ii. Encourage
neighbors to donate and/or participate on future projects
e.
Ideas for small, immediate projects
i. New
trash cans
ii. Covered
benches
3.
DHYS
a.
Met with Comm. Rader
i. Got
ok cover for batting cages, will self fund
ii. There
is money from bond referendum which can use to re-pave inner roads (approx.
from where drainage culvert to storage shed).
Have already met with maintenance group and hope work will be done in
next couple of months
iii. Raised
$15k from capital campaign which was used to fund survey last year and
permitting for new work.
iv. ADA
project will wait
b.
Other ideas from group
i. Can
put sidewalks in, either real ones or just painted lines on side of road
ii. Can
put permanent or moveable objects on wide entrance to playground, to discourage
driving
4.
Bulletin board
a.
Chris removed ads – need to put something on it
to inform that not meant for advertising
b.
Casey will create banner “Medlock Park News” –
update: done!
5.
Fall projects
a.
River cleanup – Oct?
b.
Park cleanup – usually scheduled in Sep
6.
Other
a.
Can get other planting in park, like azaleas or
other shrubs along inner road to further separate playground area
