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Advisory board reviews Greenfield Park centennial, sets January follow-up on candidate sites and park projects
Summary
The board recapped the Greenfield Park centennial, agreed to return in January with parcel addresses for open-space recommendations, discussed Rotary Wheel Garden redesign support from the Cape Fear Garden Club, confirmed holiday-parade volunteer judges, and heard that the river-walk bench project will be promoted starting in January.
The Wilmington Parks and Recreation Advisory Board used part of its Nov. 19 meeting to recap the Greenfield Park centennial and to organize next steps for the board's annual work plan.
Board members described the centennial as well attended — staff (S5) estimated roughly 300 people at the concert — and thanked volunteers and partner groups for support. Chair (S1) also thanked staff and the Rotary Club for mulching beds and noted a collaboration with the Cape Fear Garden Club to redesign the Rotary Wheel Garden.
Members agreed to a process for the work plan: committees will meet in 20-minute breakout sessions during a future meeting or work via email, depending on member preference. S5 suggested committee chairs meet with recreation staff to understand current student and intern engagement (UNCW connections were discussed) before recruiting additional student involvement.
S4 (Sally) reported recruitment of volunteer judges for the holiday parade — Zach, Joe and Ingrid — and invited others to volunteer. Separately, staff (S5) confirmed the downtown river-walk bench project is moving forward and promotion is expected to begin in January.
Conservation easements were discussed: S5 explained the city partners with land trusts that hold conservation easements on privately owned properties (examples cited), and the board asked staff to verify ownership of candidate parcels such as the small lot near 5th and Chestnut and the Tenth/Fanning sites.
Next steps: board members will use the shared map tool to identify and verify up to three candidate parcels, committee chairs will coordinate with staff on student liaison opportunities, and the board will place Tenth and Fifth on the January agenda for a focused review.
