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Lorena (Parks and Recreation staff member) told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that repairs and upgrades will begin as spring arrives: the Neos game wall rubber surfacing at Memorial Park is to be replaced with poured-in-place rubber on March 20; the Memorial Park Pavilion ceilings are slated to be replaced with pressed tin to match interior paint; and staff are evaluating riprap around the pond to reduce vandalism-related erosion. She said the sewer rehabilitation that crossed the park is complete and that landscape crews will continue smaller maintenance projects that were deferred over winter.

Event planning is underway: the department listed yoga in the park (Monday evenings in June'August), a Birds and Bourbon event at Bollinger Park set for Saturday, Oct. 18, and an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 12, at 1:00 p.m. Lorena said the Easter event will use 4,000 eggs (1,000 per age group) and staff will need volunteers to help hide eggs starting about 11:30 a.m. Parks staff said dates and listings are being added to the city website calendar and shared via social media.

On funding and capital projects, Lorena said the draft fiscal year 2026 budget has been submitted to the city manager and treasurer; the town's $25,000 athletic association funding pool was noted and managers will reconfirm purchases nearer July 1. She said the planned replacement of the Roberts Mill Park playground is costlier than expected and will be deferred from FY26 to FY27 to track funding and reimbursement timing for grant-funded work.

A resident-donor provided a design and cost estimate for a roughly 3,000-square-foot meditation garden at Bollinger Park, including a 10-by-10 gazebo, concrete walkway, engraved pavers, landscaping and hardscaping. Lorena said the estimate for the proposed garden is about $16,000 and that Cedar Hedge Farm (landscaping) and Pine Creek Structures (gazebo supplier) were potential contractors. \"We'll meet with the donor to determine how much they'll provide and how much would need to be raised through grants or additional fundraising,\" Lorena said.

Other updates: a Little Free Library was installed at Memorial Park by Jim Thomas with Envision Taneytown and the public library donated starter books; the Maryland DNR donated several larger red maple trees that public works planted in Flickinger Park; and park staff are tracking requests for memorial benches and trees on the town website.

On festivals, staff said marketing volunteers are building vendor templates using Canva and recruiting beverage and food vendors for Wine, Art and Music Fest. For the town's WineFest (Saturday, June 7), parks staff reported nine beverage vendors recruited so far, the VIP glass lanyards are ordered, and the department had received three sponsorship checks and the first three online ticket sales.

No votes were taken; the board received the updates and asked staff to continue outreach with volunteers, donors and the county arts council for movie licensing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parks & Rec Advisory Board Meeting w/TAA March 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Parks staff described upcoming improvements (playground surfacing, pavilion ceiling work), scheduled events including an April 12 Easter egg hunt and a June 7 WineFest, and a resident-donated meditation garden design estimated at about $16,000 for a 3,000-square-foot site with a gazebo and engraved pavers.","taxTitle","Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland","taxId",71667,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636380,"Taneytown soccer program reports 456 registered players as season approaches",55,36460,92290,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2611077-458371f451fa7ad27fd3e68a4de3fbb4&start=36&end=92","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2611077-458371f451fa7ad27fd3e68a4de3fbb4/thumbnail_36460.jpg","/articles/6636380/Taneytown/Carroll-County/Maryland/Taneytown-soccer-program-reports-456-registered-players-as-season-approaches","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636380-a552d808ea49a9454259b2a2d3a8d2f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187834&Signature=Nokfd4RJwcVJh-ez5smyStUhagWnmeevcKidSXN3Mby~Z~NIN7bPIOnmgctNAfw5DVyFhobyFArY8Oed2C3bgCKbyY~2BSFkaW2o6-vcRerc7i7di1fEm4uw3i9mGqb227Zd4Muu0XDKLP5S6raa6pdQSXQJ7fofpee0CNKd7YspkHR4B5QHFPbkc4-JOxLLjLrfL3BwU5vn9Bhmg-uiunEAFKdLQibsqNgsS446Br3hL5fteDMJmKq6KpNleFtLHdnyP-6~tcTGmjT-3g7g7loFekiOetC5p5GEdVz~815uLfi9rL70mEQMxzNLt7mLWhQUcz9Y6QARoei5HbawlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Taneytown soccer program reported 456 registered players for the coming season and confirmed scrimmages and the season opener as the community enters its busy spring schedule.

Kyle (Soccer program representative) told the Tony Town Athletic Association meeting that registrations include one elite team of high school players, 10 travel teams covering U-10 through U-14 ages, and 27 in-house teams covering clinics and U-6, U-8 and an in-house U-10 division. Kyle said in-house registration remained open through the next day and that officials expected the numbers to hold near that total.

The league plans ScrimmageFest on March 29 and opening day on April 5. Kyle said field use for the season will be spread across several sites: six fields at Robertsville Park, four at Memorial Park and four at Northwest Middle School. Storage arrangements for portable goals were described: the soccer program worked with the football club to store goals at the football site in the off season.

Kyle and other volunteers did not request board action at the March 13 meeting but asked the association to book the pavilion for ScrimmageFest and to coordinate field needs with Parks staff. Kyle said organizers will reconfirm orders and supplies as the fiscal year budget is finalized.

No fees or regulatory changes were announced; registration and scheduling plans were presented as operational updates.","Soccer representative reported 456 players registered across elite, travel and in-house teams; ScrimmageFest and opening day dates set and fields allocated at three park sites.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636384,"Taneytown connector road at Memorial Park held up after State Highway flags stormwater runoff",81,329715,411490,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2611077-458371f451fa7ad27fd3e68a4de3fbb4&start=329&end=411","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2611077-458371f451fa7ad27fd3e68a4de3fbb4/thumbnail_329715.jpg","/articles/6636384/Taneytown/Carroll-County/Maryland/Taneytown-connector-road-at-Memorial-Park-held-up-after-State-Highway-flags-stormwater-runoff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636384-c01fa683037fc8e1c04ca3e3512ff1de/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187834&Signature=Nk3C4Njjefo857jCeC1sEI3IQGyp87-4bHjvv9hcBjexRx~Fg5vR16kQvWD6-PIn~pHjNURIfnIDHgZ0O9fWlEtozDMw9XdpLo2r9iDxjx9P72wA6-gUJHnO7OnRg6S0qXy9ybSBSNNDKHC5xfH07~61g-fJxbUVo~jUQoOSUdODKcUkulK2HGL769yFLyRWsVx4kwfd-OhFl3NmTFBGudPSj6Ky1bEfCqTYvBw0lLOxw3EMZ7zlkq92Sw93pl8QDTKFelzJW~GNkOl6OEykksc0KGzkYGKSDpRzGB165vUiRMYFThHD-9QPBKqRcahTUM1V1lJFH1y~5il1W2o36A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Taneytown Parks and Recreation staff said plans for a connector road at Memorial Park are delayed after a State Highway Administration review found the project would exceed SHA's 1% stormwater runoff threshold if the design keeps a sidewalk from St. Joseph's Church to the connector road.

The difference is small on paper but significant in review: staff said the engineered plan including the sidewalk yields 1.2% runoff versus the 1.0% limit, and the new SHA reviewer is focused on stormwater. Parks staff said they will ask SHA representatives to meet on site to consider either removing the sidewalk (which would reduce runoff below 1%) or granting the project a 0.2 percentage-point exception so the sidewalk can remain.

Lorena (Parks and Recreation staff member) told the advisory board the town's consultant, Arrow (engineering consultant), initially heard SHA's local reviewer was comfortable with the design, but a later change in consultants produced the stricter stormwater review. \"The best they've been able to do is 1.2, which I think is pretty good,\" Lorena said, and staff are seeking either an on-site meeting or written confirmation from SHA to resolve the issue quickly.

Lorena also described progress on related site work: the easement deed to reroute new stormwater piping across the adjacent Rentahan property has been prepared and the Rentahans have agreed in principle to the piping alignment, subject to attorney review and a minor county coordination item. She said the town attorney has reviewed the easement and provided comments and that one outstanding county matter remains before finalizing the deed.

Separately, staff said the sewer rehabilitation that traversed part of the park is complete and that a dirt stockpile remains behind Field 1 on the expansion area for future grading work. Parks staff indicated they hope to finalize the SHA matter and move the connector project to design procurement and eventual construction in spring or summer if the runoff question is settled.

No formal action was taken at the March 13 meeting. Staff said the next steps are to arrange the SHA discussion and to report back to the board on SHA's decision and any required design changes.","City staff said State Highway review found the Memorial Park connector design would exceed the agency's 1% stormwater runoff limit by 0.2 percentage points if a proposed sidewalk is included; staff are seeking on-site talks with SHA and an easement has been prepared with a neighboring property for revised storm piping.","actionData","errors"]

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