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 a...