Hinesburg Recreation Commission

Meeting Minutes

February 9, 2010

Meeting Attendance: Mike Bissonette, Pete Cahn, Chris CichoskiKelly, Tom Giroux, Carrie Harlow, and Jen McCuin 

Approved: January Meeting Minutes

Field Update: 

Frank and Mike have not met with Lymans yet to discuss option to buy land.

Mike spoke to Alex in Planning and learned this land is in a flood plain.

Planning Commission is re-doing by-laws.  

Frank spoke to Rolf Kielman from Village Steering Committee about attending March Rec. Comm. Meeting.

Rolf is an architect with experience in development and a good resource.

Next step is to meet with the Lymans.

Pete asks how we can understand current and proposed by-laws regarding property.    

Gaining information from civil engineers and excavators.

Carrie asks if a property in a flood plain changes the value of the property.  

Initially value may be less, but more money is needed to develop area.

What if we started mowing this area? Would this be an option?

Winter Carnival – Feb. 13th

Daytime Events 

8-11 HNS Waffle Breakfast

9-2 Mini Disc Golf

10-2 Midnight Riders Bake Sale / Food/ Cocoa / Popcorn at Warming Hut

10-12 Snowmobile Rides, Ice skating, Music, Open Gym, Face Painting, Snowman Building Contest

12-1:30 Dog Show in HCS Cafeteria

12-2 Broomball and Hockey

12-3 Dance in Gym

Movie in Room 117 at HCS.

CVU Key Club members will assist with event – 9-12 and 11-2 shifts.

Spring Sport Registrations have begun.  Deadline is 3/26.

CVU lacrosse fields are not available any Saturdays in May for 5/6 and 7/8 Jamborees

Possibly host at Buccaneers field? Possible to hot at CCS?

Community Pool Discussion

Kitty Frazier forwarded e-mail with many attachments with info on a community pool.

Karen has experience in a former community that had a town pool built in the 1960s. It became a huge drain on expenses and the aging facility was a challenge.  The community struggled to keep it going, but with increased costs, and on-going maintenance eventually the pool closed.   “A community pool is like a marriage – a life-long commitment.”

Pete proposed having Kitty form a sub-committee and look at feasibility.

Mike does not want to mislead Kitty.  He would prefer to stay focused on our current mission of acquiring land for recreation development.

Next Meeting: 3/9/10