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\"One of the exciting things that I wanted to talk about that happened at council on Thursday was our request to purchase a new community bus was approved. So we'll be moving forward with that. It's a $277,000 purchase,\" the parks staff member said. Staff said they will plan conservatively for delivery and are discussing bus wrap designs with vendors.

Staff reported a successful community event season opener: the Bunny Trail/egg-hunt event drew \"over a thousand\" attendees, and staff are compiling program evaluations collected through the year.

On playground projects, staff said a planned replacement of the safety surface and older equipment at a large playground was funded in the capital budget at $200,000 but responses to a request for proposals came in higher than that amount. \"The RFPs came in over a $200,000 amount,\" the parks staff member said. Staff said they will consider revising the project scope, performing some work in-house or issuing another RFP to local firms.

Staff said the department has approval to hire a permanent part-time employee and that Human Resources had received more than 200 applications; staff said they believe they have a strong candidate and will move forward. The board also heard that work with campground consultants is paused while consultants are busy, and that internal planning continues on the amphitheater project, including bringing a construction manager and architects together to scope the budget.

The board approved the Jan. 13 meeting minutes by voice vote earlier in the session; no other formal board votes were recorded on parks projects at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parks & Recreation Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Parks and Recreation staff told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on May 18, 2025 that City Council approved a $277,000 purchase of a new community bus and that playground resurfacing bids exceeded the $200,000 capital allocation.","taxTitle","Stow City, Summit County, Ohio","taxId",55000,"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},6273711,"Library wins national John Cotton Dana award; unveils bookmobile plans and summer programs",209,113000,322000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2997662-4f2479b08a69b265be20250c5bd4cb08&start=113&end=322","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2997662-4f2479b08a69b265be20250c5bd4cb08/thumbnail_113000.jpg","/articles/6273711/Stow-City/Summit-County/Ohio/Library-wins-national-John-Cotton-Dana-award-unveils-bookmobile-plans-and-summer-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273711-b84e81426dd8c23bf566f87e6fcfb53e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775151247&Signature=klziK-v05QXepI-btrmuT9xCSe8S5DBfNKJtulZYnaLSRFfcODdiFs0ehthK9JrNYyppGF3eh~62YlPa7Zrl4-qjlOiMxErAgvyGYmehPsId~tNV-UbPkaSNZGpkupGZzGd4CcD--9Esuka0h6YCDOdwrEpAD~nnJpy2RG9DzsbqJmHJU5wgOPNURFZuc6mfpHWt8xRZGIxk3pZRa1HhgwvODDRu0ybU6FPLxmuOPweuPO9CC6N1k9WEQP8Mkw9OOavWuyow-4TuItUZOAwz2SsUcNbPSWJfXCI696k2iNx88BV-W8aC~XpYi4FgnE-z2s3Jy0R1XX08wmDlk-18CA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on May 18, 2025, library staff said the library will roll out a new bookmobile, publish a combined community outreach brochure and finalize a summer program guide covering June and July.

The library received the John Cotton Dana national award and a $10,000 prize for its “All E All Free” campaign, library staff said. \"We applied for the John Cotton Dana award this year for our all e, all free campaign that we did and we won the national award and $10,000,\" the library staff member said. The award will be accepted in June in Philadelphia, staff said.

The “All E All Free” campaign promotes free digital and subscription services available with a library card. The library staff member said the campaign showed how patrons could save money by using library services and that the campaign post was shared more than 400 times. Staff also said a related metric rose \"24%\" after the campaign, though the transcript did not specify the exact metric that increased.

Staff described a new brochure and a diagram of the planned bookmobile. The library staff member said the bookmobile materials had been compiled for community outreach and will be circulated to the board for review.

The library reported several program updates: a teen advisory board from Stowe High School organized a \"creepy carnival\" that drew more than 100 teens; the library received a donation of 10 laptops from the ProBeat endowment for public use; and staff are finalizing a reduced-format summer programming guide that will include music and art programs scheduled in a new pavilion. \"Our teen advisory board put together a creepy carnival on Bridal, and then we had, like, over a hundred teens there,\" the library staff member said.

Library staff noted uncertainty about state funding but said operations are proceeding \"day by day.\" The board did not take formal action on library items at the meeting.

The board also approved the minutes from its Jan. 13 meeting by voice vote earlier in the session.","At the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting May 18, 2025, library staff described a new bookmobile and outreach materials, a national John Cotton Dana award and summer programs running in June and July, plus donations and youth programming.","actionData","errors"]

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City to buy $277,000 community bus; playground resurfacing bids exceed $200,000 budget

Library wins national John Cotton Dana award; unveils bookmobile plans and summer programs