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Parks committee reappoints board member, backs director’s reappointment and postpones Greenways nominee
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Committee of the Indianapolis–Marion County City-County Council on Jan. 9 reappointed Larry Bates to the Board of Parks and Recreation, approved forwarding Director Phyllis Boyd’s reappointment to the full council and postponed a Greenways committee nominee to February.
The Parks and Recreation Committee of the Indianapolis–Marion County City-County Council on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, reappointed Larry Bates to the Board of Parks and Recreation, approved sending Director Phyllis Boyd’s reappointment to the full council for February approval and postponed a nomination to the Indianapolis Greenways Development Committee to the committee’s February meeting.
The actions came at a committee meeting chaired by Christa Carlino, where members briefly discussed department achievements and focused much of the substantive debate on whether parks maintenance functions that were shifted to the Department of Public Works should be moved back to Indy Parks.
The reappointment of Larry Bates to the Board of Parks and Recreation (Proposal 20) passed on a voice vote after Bates spoke about his longtime ties to the city’s parks and his motivation for service. Bates told the committee, “I came to serve, not to be served.” The committee then voted to…
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