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By Brianna Wray
the Times 

Waitsburg Parks & Rec Board Holds First Meeting

Movie nights and other events are in store for Waitsburg residents

 

October 4, 2018



WAITSBURG—The Parks & Recreation board held their first public meeting at the Lions Club Community Building last Thursday. In attendance were Chair Danielle Carpenter, Vice Chair Sandra Morrison, Secretary Justin Stegall, Treasurer Wyatt Withers, as well as three members of the public. Trevor Johnson, Parks & Rec member at large, was excused from the meeting.

Though the department is new, they’ve been quite active. Besides electing officials for the board, they’ve met with City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe to discuss future plans.

The group also introduced itself to Waitsburg at the Pioneer Fall Festival, hosting a booth and taking suggestions.

Kickstarting their events series, the Parks & Rec Department held a movie night Sept. 29, featuring Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. It was attended by about fifty people. The group discussed continuing movie nights indoors as the weather changes, potentially in Town Hall.

Up next, the board will meet with the Prescott Parks & Rec Dept. on Oct. 3. Their proposed budget is due Oct. 10.

The board is also planning a Dog Park Day, but have not selected an official date for the event yet. Parks & Rec will assist other groups with Halloween plans, and may put together a Halloween movie night.

A bit farther out on the horizon, a Veteran’s Day bluegrass concert is in the works.

Overall the meeting was a success. “We updated everyone on what we have done and learned so far as a board as well as what we are planning to do for projects and such,” said Chair Danielle Carpenter.

Parks & Rec meetings are held the last Thursday of every month at 6 p.m., and are open the public.

 

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