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Ballston board declares lead agency for Jenkins Park playground upgrades, seeks NY PLAYS grant
Summary
The Town Board on June 9 classified upgrades and drainage work at Jenkins Park as an unlisted action under SEQRA and declared the board lead agency, and council members said they will pursue a NY PLAYS grant and engineering study for drainage and playground replacement.
On June 9 the Town of Ballston Board adopted Resolutions 26‑133 and 26‑134 classifying upgrades to playground equipment and drainage infrastructure at Jenkins Park as an 'unlisted action' under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and declaring the Town Board lead agency for the environmental review.
The motions (moved by Councilwoman Kelly Jasinski and seconded by Councilman Rob Fendrick) were adopted unanimously by the four members present, with Councilman Chuck Curtiss recorded absent.
Councilwoman Jasinski described a multi‑pronged effort: Parks & Rec has received a playground audit for Jenkins Park, members have been meeting with playground companies and are preparing a NY PLAYS grant application (the transcript notes a June 15 application deadline for NY PLAYS). Jasinski emphasized that some existing playground pieces date to the late 1960s and that drainage improvements should precede major equipment installation: "If the Town doesn’t get the grant, the fact still remains that there's playground equipment that needs to be replaced at Jenkins Park," she said, and asked the Supervisor to put MJ Engineering's drainage feasibility study on the next agenda.
The resolutions authorize the board to perform the environmental review required under SEQRA before the Town proceeds with design, bidding or construction. Board members also discussed volunteer and committee coordination for park work and invasive‑species treatments in park areas.
Next steps: the Town Board, as lead agency, will complete the SEQRA process for Jenkins Park improvements and proceed with grant pursuit and engineer scoping; the timing of construction will depend on grant outcomes and the environmental review.
