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Dickinson supervisors set $25,000 placeholder for parks in preliminary 2024 budget; junior board appointment tabled
Summary
At its Sept. 5 meeting, the Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors agreed to include a $25,000 placeholder in the preliminary 2024 budget for Park & Recreation work and accepted a board resignation; a proposal to add a non‑voting junior member to the Park & Recreation Board was tabled pending a written policy and board input.
The Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors on Sept. 5 instructed Manager Larry Barrick to place $25,000 in the preliminary 2024 budget as a starting point for Park & Recreation improvements and grant matches. Chairwoman Lorelei Coplen said the funds would help advance the township's approved Master Site Plan and position the township to apply for grants that require matching funds.
The board unanimously accepted August Ginter's resignation from the Park & Recreation Board; Barrick will send a thank‑you letter for Ginter's years of service. The motion to accept the resignation was made by Chairwoman Lorelei Coplen and seconded by Vice Chairman Robert Line and passed without opposition.
Supervisors also discussed creating a non‑voting junior member position for the Park & Recreation Board. A motion to appoint a junior member, moved by Chairwoman Coplen and seconded by Vice Chairman Line, was tabled. Board members said they want a written policy defining age limits, the scope of the role and whether the position would ever carry voting power; they asked the Park & Recreation Board to provide further clarification on what the junior member role should look like.
Vice Chairman Robert Line and other supervisors noted the Park & Recreation account’s main revenue source is subdivision and land‑development activity, which is limited in the township, and therefore recommended establishing a recurring funding approach so long‑term projects are not dependent on one‑time receipts. The board asked Manager Barrick to consult peer townships and the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) about reserve fund and operating‑reserve policies and typical benchmarks.
No formal budget adoption occurred at the meeting; Chairwoman Coplen emphasized that the $25,000 figure is a planning placeholder and that final budget approval will occur in a later public meeting.
