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Mount Kisco Recreation Commission questions village purchases, sets rules for lights and traffic safety
Summary
Commissioners raised concern that four picnic tables were purchased without Rec. Commission approval, set tennis/pickleball lights to turn off at 9:15 p.m., agreed to reinstall a speed bump and block a cut-through entrance, approved a $750 vending machine purchase, and discussed a potential fireworks event.
At the April 9 meeting the Mount Kisco Recreation Commission pressed village staff about recent purchases and set multiple operational rules for park facilities. Commissioner Christine Dennett said four picnic tables had been purchased by the Village without Recreation Commission knowledge or approval; Linda Cindrich said the commission should be consulted before purchases and cited earlier installation of electric vehicle charging stations under the prior Village Board.
Kyle Thornton noted grant money from 2022 for more bleachers in the volleyball area and said the Italian American Club (with DPW approval) has agreed on a new bocce-court location and will donate labor for installation. Commissioners agreed they would prefer benches without backs for that area.
On lighting, a pickleball instructor requested lights remain on until 9:30 p.m., but the commission set lights to go off at 9:15 p.m. for both the Pickleball/Tennis Courts and the Volleyball Courts. For traffic safety, Thornton presented three options to deter speeding; the commission agreed to reinstall a former speed bump near the Tea House area and to block an opposite parking-lot entrance that had become a cut-through used to beat the hospital light.
Other operational items: commissioners approved buying a used drink vending machine for $750, and discussed a potential fireworks event with details (date, location, cost, insurance) still to be determined; Village Building Inspector Peter Miley said a fireworks event might be possible from a safety perspective. Commissioners raised questions about who authorized the electric charging stations by the playground and stressed that any money generated in the park must remain in the park and that merchant advertising is not permitted.
The minutes record discussion and agreements but do not show formal roll-call votes on these items; decisions are recorded as commission agreement in the minutes.
