1961/11/17 MreUT7ee c THe 71,121eTIne CP TI-!: ieeee A-ir FeeO ' ATICei CeMeIT,,eieT,
NOVerlee 17, 1961
Those present were Mr. John Dennehy, Chairman; Philip R. Bergstrom,
Joseph Gurskis, Aobert Johnson and Recreation Director Victor Baylock
and Maintenance Forlisn William Dennis,
Dr. J0 C 'Brien President of the Berlin t . le A. and twc teachers
repro ting the Berlin High school were also present.
The combined group discussel in length the local recreation program.
The F . T. A. has made a survey of towns the size of eerlin and presented
their findings . The Recreation Commission felt that with the available
funds and facilities that they had provided a very adequate erograw.
The following joint suegentions were made. More publicity, feature
once a week a cloumn in the newspaper, . a weekly schedule be posted in
local sehools, a' carteen drop in center senior hlgh school group and
preferably Saturday evenings, crammer school opened Priday evenings
for recreational purposes, a boy and girl representing the high sohool
and a memberrepresenting the local 2, T. A. attend the regular monthly
Park an Recreation meetings, an ex perimertal Uri one Saturday night
a month Y, M. C. A, pool party and dances for two groups 7th and 8th
grades and 9 thru 12 grades..
The Park ar&Recreation Committee will have a special budget meeting
December lete
The Park and Recreation Committee will meet with. the Land Acquisition
Comm ittee December 12th,
Mr. John Dennehy reported on the tour taken November 12th by members
of the coMniseiet. The following sugeestiens for emprovements were madee
Percival Field e clear brush, remove bags from bases, repair dry ditch
in right field, move and relocate swings, fill in area around fountain
and remove reuntain and paint metal structure of hleaahers.
Pabst Playereune — burn chicken. coops ,nd other bullAinge,
Silver Laneplantrye and grass and construct a Shelter.
Skating — burn weeds*
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iecreation:Direoter Baylook has filled out an apelication and returned
to the euperiatendent of Schools for the Park and Aecreation committee
to use the Berlin High School gym Monday and Wednesday evenings and
Saturday mornings for basketball; The Percival, Willer,' and Kensineton
Seammer scheeles Friday evenings for recreational eoreosee.
er. V. Bayleek stated that the recreation would consist of checkers,
knock hooteyeand ping eong.
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On a motion or Surskis and eeconeee by Mr. Bereetrom the committee
voted to purehase two basketball backstoes for 00.00 each.
Mr. V. S ay?oek stated opening date for the basketball league will be
December 9th. ,
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The oommitteeeauthorizel chairman Dennehy and Aecreational Director
Victor Block to name the referees for the basketball 1 ()ague.
A sueeestiennees meade by the committee to aeeeint a church league
director. His duties would be to keep a scheCu1e, the time, and the
scores .