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4.9.2025 Parks & Rec Advisory Board

Parks & Rec Advisory Board
MEETING ACTION SHEET

P&R Advisory Board
● Date/Location 4/9/2025, Marion Jr/Sr
High School Library
Chair: Bovet/Fisher
Agenda Items Discussion/Details Action Required Responsibility
Community
Schools
Collaboration

Casey Steiner will be
attending

Will bring forward to town board to discuss
further as this would allow for partnership
between the town/community schools to
promote wellness within the community via
weight room use

Casey/Margi 30 minutes

Baseball/Softball -112 sign ups (same as last
year) may obtain extra kids
from Ontario to develop
another soccer team.
-Travel team participation
low county wide.
-Large t-ball group
-Lacking on
grasshoppers/coaching/third
graders
-Small majors’ group, was
able to assume 4 from
Walworth
-1 kid on softball from
palmyra
-Concern for future with
filling travel teams due to
low grasshopper numbers

Justin 5 minutes

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Soccer Registration opens next
month which is posted on
town website
-Sarah to be present for
roller skating/baseball to
attract interest
-Sarah connecting with Club
Soccer regarding Field
meeting 4/10 4pm at town
park

Sarah 5 minutes

Park Shed -Side metal scraps cleaned

up
-Pest control update:
trap/bait boxes installed,
and services started

PRAB advisory board would like to provide
kudos to Highway Department for cleaning up
the side of the shed, much appreciated!

5 minutes

Letter to
Supervisor

Regarding pickleball grant
-Pickle ball letters of support
toward the grant to
establish a pickle ball court
at the park
-Youth pickle ball program in
the future? Possibly work
with community schools in
the future.

5 minutes

Summer Rec Per Sarah, Morgan working
on developing themes and
planning field trips.
Identifying counselors is a
current challenge

5 minutes

– 3 –

Joint Meeting
Debrief

comments/feedback on joint
meeting with Town Board.
Consider annual joint
meeting between boards to
connect or meet different
frequencies pending needs.
Would like to see some
feedback from town board
regarding charter points
from our board.

15 minutes

Concept proposal
for Program with
Scouts

-Season long program to
explore hiking/walking trails
-Volunteers from scouts
-Insurance from Town
-Would work to improve
engagement of town
members/protentional
scouts
-Wellness/fitness for
community
-Provides PRAB with another
activity to offer
-Consider adding an element
of geo-cache

Tim 10 minutes

Communication
Attendees: Holly Bovet, Margi Taber, Tim Holahan, Mary Johnson, Barb Schoonerman, Chrissy Nelson, Mary Johnson, Sarah Griffin
Guest: Casey Stiner