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Greenwich council hears rec center rental plan, approves Tri-Community Fire Dept. facility use and new trash receptacles
Summary
Danielle Allen of the Gathering Grove Recreation Center Advisory Board presented rental policies and fee recommendations, including discounts for South Central students and local children; council approved first reading of a related user agreement. Council also approved motions to allow Tri-Community Fire Department facility use at the department's expense and to purchase decorative community trash receptacles.
At the June 16, 2026 Greenwich Village Council meeting, Danielle Allen of the Gathering Grove Recreation Center Advisory Board outlined proposed policies, rental verbiage and fee schedules for the new Reservoir Lake Park Recreation Center. Allen told the council the proposal includes discounted rates for South Central students and local children and noted benefits for the building’s key donor.
Following the presentation, the council approved Resolution 2026-R-13 for first reading, covering the Reservoir Lake Park Recreation Center User Agreement, rental forms and fee schedule; the transcript records the resolution as "approved for First Reading." Details such as exact rental fees and administrative enforcement provisions were not specified in the meeting record and are listed as "not specified" in the minutes.
Council also approved a motion by Jason Hunter (seconded by Dorene Beverly) allowing the Tri-Community Fire Department to use village facilities for future events at the department’s expense; the transcript records the vote as 5 ayes. Separately, Councilmember Lynne Phillips moved (seconded by Dorene Beverly) to approve the purchase/installation of decorative trash receptacles for community areas; that motion likewise passed with 5 ayes recorded.
Other items on the agenda included committee meeting schedules, a brief fiscal officer update praising the new Utility Clerk, and a police report noting a successful CruzIn/5-0 car show and the recommendation that a cannibalized surplus vehicle be scrapped pending solicitor review. An attendee in the gallery raised cemetery-related concerns; Mayor Twaddle said he would address the cemetery sexton’s employment status with an update to follow. The council confirmed its next regular meeting for July 7, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
