Hendersonville Parks Board approves summer community events, bluebird boxes and seasonal vendor-fee change

The Hendersonville Parks Board on June 23 approved multiple community requests and a temporary vendor-fee change intended to support nonprofit events and summer outreach programs.

Board action included formal approvals to host a Sumner County Health Department sun-safety outreach at Memorial Park; to allow a First Baptist Hendersonville free ice-cream truck to serve at parks with conditions about solicitation and scheduling; to permit the Lakeside Bluebird Club to install and maintain bluebird nest boxes in city parks; to light the Memorial Park fountain teal on July 22 in recognition of Fragile X Syndrome; and a change to how vendor fees are assessed for a summer college baseball team’s recurring food trucks (one $50 seasonal fee per truck instead of a $50-per-night charge).

The approvals were made during the regular Parks Board meeting and were presented by community organizations and staff members. Lily Miller, a health educator with the Sumner County Health Department, requested permission to set up a tent at Memorial Park in August to distribute sun-safety items including hats, sunscreen, SPF lip balm and sunglasses and to provide educational materials about skin-cancer prevention. A motion to approve the health-department…