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Parks & Rec raises concerns about gravel pad for bonfire; board agrees to postpone event and seeks volunteers for Fall Festival
Summary
Parks & Recreation reported 27 children attended aquatics camp (seven from Sullivan) and expressed concern that a proposed gravel pad at Sumner Memorial Park for an Oct. 12 bonfire proceeded without committee consultation. The Selectboard apologized and agreed to postpone the bonfire; festival volunteer needs and a $100 sponsor donation were noted.
Bonnie Sparks, representing the Parks & Recreation committee, updated the Selectboard on summer programming and raised objections to a plan to place a gravel pad in Sumner Memorial Park to support a bonfire planned for Oct. 12.
Sparks reported the committee accepted the resignation of Velma Thomas with regret and said 27 children attended the aquatics camp this summer, seven of whom were Sullivan residents. She asked for volunteer help to sand and repaint playground equipment; volunteers and school-community connections were discussed as ways to staff festival needs and projects.
The Selectboard acknowledged it should have coordinated with Parks & Rec before discussing the gravel pad; Chair Norman Bamford apologized to Sparks. Board members agreed to postpone any bonfire until after Christmas so residents can bring fresh trees to burn, and they suggested using the large field behind the community garden as an alternate location.
Town Clerk Yvette Grindle reported one $100 sponsor donation had been received for the Oct. 12 Fall Family Festival and that outreach to teachers and students for volunteer hours is underway.
