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Hendersonville parks board approves native meadow, recommends hockey vending vendor to BOMA and clears several sports policies
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At its Feb. 4 meeting the Hendersonville Parks Board approved a native-plant meadow proposal, recommended a hockey-rink vending-machine arrangement for BOMA review, adopted turf-field and cold-weather policies, and approved several club and league additions and updates.
The Hendersonville Parks Board on Feb. 4 approved a series of program and vendor recommendations and passed multiple procedural items affecting leagues and vendors.
Native meadow: April Griffin, a volunteer with the Tennessee Environmental Council and Sumner County pollinator ambassador, proposed establishing a 0.25–0.5-acre native plant meadow in the back area of Memorial Park. She described a three-spray herbicide regimen in May, June and August, fall seeding, and expected flowering by May 2027. Griffin said her nonprofit had raised $2,500 toward establishment costs. After questions about maintenance, cost and proximity to a playground, the board voted to approve the proposal and asked Griffin to return with photos in two years.
Hockey-rink vending machine: Adam Sones proposed placing an outdoor-rated vending machine at the Volunteer Park inline-hockey rink that would stock inline-hockey equipment (pucks, tape, laces and helmet hardware) to reduce damage from improper gear and improve player safety. Parks staff explained contract terms that would make the board’s action a recommendation to BOMA; staff summarized proposed revenue-share terms (year 1: 4.5% of gross vending sales with a monthly cap referenced in the contract, with rate adjustments in years 2–3 tied to measured glass-breakage reduction compared to a 2024 baseline). The board voted to recommend that BOMA consider an agreement with the vendor; staff said the item will go to the public works committee (likely Feb. 24) and then to BOMA (likely March 10).
Policy updates and club approvals: The board approved an update to the soccer turf-field use policy to reserve access for the Rec Soccer Club’s tournaments and Tennessee United’s tryout week and to allow Sumner County schools to use turf fields as needed for district play. The board also approved a cold-weather policy for city-run leagues, clarified that it applies to Hendersonville-run leagues only, and approved Tennessee United’s proposal to add a WPSL women’s team that would play in May–June. The board approved a Nashville-area women’s adult rugby arrangement to operate under Sumner County Rugby scheduling. Several clubs — including the Hendersonville Lacrosse Club, Mid-State Senior Softball, Civitan programs, Inline Hockey and Sumner County Rugby — provided financial and program updates; staff promoted Jasmine Biggerstaff to Recreation Supervisor and announced special-events and festival award winners.
Process notes: Parks staff reminded the board that vendor approvals from this body are recommendations to BOMA and that any approved policy or vendor action may require further committee or BOMA action. Multiple motions were approved by voice vote; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
