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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes Page 3 <br />November 20, 2024 <br /> <br /> <br />and Commissioner Goodwin questioned if the Kliever Lakes neighborhood should be polled to see if they <br />want a basketball court. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek pointed out that Bradford Park is close as well so it would be a good idea to have <br />each park focus on one main amenity rather than have the same in all of them. Chair Anderson pointed out <br />that there is not enough money to have all the amenities in each park with the costs rising. Chair Anderson <br />asked if they need to leave this in as a placeholder in the budget for now and they can have further discussion. <br />Commissioner Niziolek said they need to have future discussions on what they keep. <br /> <br />Commissioner Loidolt suggested they leave the basketball court in as a placeholder and poll the residents for <br />what they want. Chair Anderson shared that Mr. Baas said Country Crossings Playground is heavily used and <br />needs to be removed. Chair Anderson supports because of Mr. Baas’s opinion. Chair Anderson thinks there <br />should be five playgrounds and not twenty-five. The commissioners discussed the current habits of park <br />goers such as going to destination parks with multiple amenities, so the different age groups of kids have <br />multiple things to do. <br /> <br />Chair Anderson believes there needs to be more input from the community members on what they have in <br />their neighborhood. Commissioner Niziolek said he thinks they should remove the playground and wait until <br />they get feedback from the community to make a decision. Commissioners Goodwin, Varty, and Loidolt <br />agreed. Commissioner Loidolt pointed out that Highlands Park has lots of amenities and is close to Deerfield <br />Park. Commissioner Niziolek said that he would like to spend more money on larger things vs. a bunch of <br />smaller things. Community engagement is part of the master plan process and would be helpful with these <br />decisions. Commissioner Varty said that it sounds like they are making a case for the need of a framework <br />plan. <br /> <br />Chair Anderson said right now they do not want to spend any money because they are worried about how <br />they are going to spend. Commissioner Niziolek is concerned that the basketball courts are too close together <br />and they are setting a precedent of having multiple courts in too many neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Commissioner Niziolek asked Mr. Stremcha if the water tower park is technically park land yet. Mr. Stremcha <br />said it is not yet but there is more to come on that project. <br /> <br /> <br />Beginning budget on the one spreadsheet in the upper left-hand corner that starts with $390,000 should be <br />reduced by $225,000 to reflect the $125,000 for the Trott Brook Barn and $100,000 for Lions. <br /> <br /> <br />Below are the commissions agreed upon itemized review of the budget: <br /> <br />Park Improvement Fund <br /> <br /> Master Plan- Add $50,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2026 <br /> WHHC FMR Partnership - Keep at $6,250 <br /> Pt Complex-Keep at $35,000 <br /> Ridgewood Basketball Court- remove 0.00. <br /> Kliever Lake Ballfields basketball court -Keep $50,000 but change to Kliever Lake Ballfields <br />"improvements" and take out basketball court. <br />Page 11 of 33