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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-12 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes • Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of September 12, 2005 Director's Reuort The City has proposed to lease the airport land on Union Street to the Bangor Soccer Club. The Club will raise the funds to construct the fields and will be responsible for the operation and maintenance costs. The Dakin Pool Committee has agreed that the cost for a new bathhouse will be approximately $152,000. The City will perform a6out $21,500 of inkind work on the project. The Friends of Dakin Pool will begin fund raising for the project soon. � The Senior League World Series was very successful this year. The parking lot at Bangor Muni will be paved in mid to late October. Dakin Pool had a successful swim season with a total attendance of 5,567. The average daily attendance was 91.2, on days when the temperature was 80° and above the attendance averaged 110.5. Pancoe Pool enjoyed another good year with a total attendance of 27,640. That's about 220 less than last year with two fewer days of operation this year. The daily average was 425.2, and 533.6 on days when the temperature was 80° and above. Program Report Adult Softball enjoyed another good year with over 600 participants. Girls Softball had nearly 200 participants this year. The Day Rec Program had 50 children registered. The High School Summer Soccer League had 20 teams participating. The supervised playground • program recorded a total of 7,272 visits to the five playgrounds. , iAdvisory Minutes of September 12, 2005 Paae two The Youth Soccer Program for youth in grades K-5 began last Saturday with approximately 350 registered. The 43�' Labor Day Road Race had 130 participants this year. Golf Course Reuort The Ladies Golf Association had another great year. Golfers participating in their tournaments continued to increase. The Mens Golf Association had a good year as well. The Twilight League had 45-50 players each week. Planning continues on the new maintenance facility. It's our hope to start construction next Spring. Member Kropp asked if public restrooms could be included in the facility. Brian will look into it. � Public Works will pave more cart paths this Fall. More tree work will take place this Fall on the left-hand side of the eighth tee. Staff will be doing more drainage work around 16, 17, and 18 this Fall. We received good news last week when Tina and 7eff Murdy agreed to extend their contract for the restaurant for three more years. Request for proposals for the beautification project should go out soon. It was the consensus of the committee that the membership rates and green fees should remain the same for next year. Meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m. �