Park & Rec Board Meeting Aug. 7, 2023

A Quincy Votes! member attended the Park & Rec Board meeting on August, 7, 2023. While care has been taken in their creation, these notes are not official meeting minutes and may contain errors or omissions. 

• Park and Rec Board did not have a quorum, so no official business was conducted.

• There was no mention of Forbes Hill items.

• Park Department:

  • Public meeting notice was read.

  • Quorum was not met.

  • No official business was conducted.

  • Parks received a letter from DARE Officer Sautter thanking them for use of the Atlantic school for a summer DARE recreational program for 110 students.

  • As a group:

  • Reviewed three requests for use of parks.

  • There were no concerns noted about the requests. No one had any objections to the requests.

  • The requests were:

    • Pageant Field:

      • Ms. J. Hart of Quincy: Use on Sunday Oct. 8th, 2023, noon to 8:00 PM for Children's Hospital/family gathering. $375 Corporate fee would apply.

      • Mr. J. McGinely of Quincy: Sat. Sept. 30th, 2023. Family cookout. Noon to dusk $225 individual fee would apply

    • LaBreque Field:

      • M. W. Casiano of Quincy: Sat. August 19th, noon to dusk. Family gathering. No fee for using LaBreque.

    • Bishop Field:

      • K. Coughlin of Quincy, Sat. Oct. 1th,[sic] 2023, for Montclair Wollaston Neighborhood Association Pumpkin Spice Festival, 10:0 AM t 4:00 PM. No fee would apply.

      • When asked for an update regarding the request reviewed last month for Safford Park and the Wollaston Hill Neighborhood Association, Paul Bregoli said:

        • Porta Potties will be provided.

        • Electrical work at the site is underway.

• Recreation Department:

  • Quorum was not met.

  • No official business was conducted.

  • Michelle indicated the only agenda item she had was an update on summer programs. We are only 1/2 way through summer programs, so next month she will provide an update on the entire summer program.

 Meeting adjourned by 5:55.