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Parks commission hears rail-trail and parks updates; village submitted New York Plays grant
Summary
At a Wawarsing parks commission meeting, members reported two new bike racks, a village application to the New York Plays grant program and delays on wayfinding hardware; participants also discussed playground matching funds and site maintenance needs.
At a village parks commission meeting in Wawarsing, members reported infrastructure updates for the rail trail and village parks, including two newly installed bike racks and the village’s submission of a New York Plays grant application.
The meeting’s discussion focused on on-the-ground improvements and pending work. Participants said two bike racks were installed — one at B Road Park near the Billy parking lot and another at the rail-trail entrance near the village Silver plant. Separately, a participant said the village submitted a New York Plays grant application and that Mayor Trent had requested and received a supporting letter from a commission member.
Members also reviewed wayfinding and sign work. One participant said brackets ordered for wayfinding signs were incorrect and that the contractor planned to reorder the right hardware; another said they would reconnect with the contractor at the end of June. The group praised the new Litman Park sign and discussed standardizing other town and village signs to the same design as replacements are budgeted.
On playground funding, a speaker identified matching funds that had been recorded in past minutes: $80 from Assemblyman Brian Moore, $40 from a Blue Map source and $58 from building funds — figures cited by a participant during the meeting. Members said the New York Plays grant would be looked at as a potential way to augment existing funds.
Maintenance items included a report that a large pile of rocks remains in the floodplain at Bob Mangles Botanical Gardens and that responsibility for removal lapsed after staffing changes following the prior village manager’s departure. Members asked staff to follow up with the current village manager (Joe) about who will coordinate removal.
The meeting also addressed tourism outreach: participants were asked to fill a county tourism survey and were told the town’s consultant RFP closed in mid-June; the consultant-selection process is expected to take some time. The meeting closed with a reminder that the next meeting is scheduled for July 16.
Quotes were sparse and largely procedural; during the minutes vote one participant said, “I’ll make the motion,” while another seconded, and the motion passed unanimously, according to participants.
