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Grand Island parks committee approves minutes, recommends town board appointment and advances splash pad, ADA and trail plans
Summary
The Grand Island Parks & Recreation advisory committee approved November minutes, voted to recommend a town‑board appointment to fill a vacancy, and heard progress reports on a proposed splash pad/bathhouse, ADA access to Field 9, a DASNY trail grant application, Veterans Park drainage, Town Commons power costs and AED donations.
The Grand Island Parks & Recreation advisory committee met to approve its November minutes, forward a recommendation to the town board to fill a vacant seat and review updates on parks projects ranging from a splash pad to ADA paths and trail grants.
Speaker 6 opened the meeting and proposed approval of the November minutes; a motion to approve was made and the committee voted in favor. The committee then agreed to send a recommendation to the town board that Joe (unnamed in the transcript) fill a full‑time spot to complete a vacant term, with members voting in favor of the recommendation.
The meeting included several project updates. Speaker 5 described the splash pad project, saying the vendor and town staff are refining designs to convert the old park shop into a bathhouse and changing rooms "We've got some pretty good designs on that building to, turn that the old, park shop into a ... bathhouse," and noted parking and placement relative to the Miracle League remain under discussion.…
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