Morristown Skateboard Park Committee
Minutes October,30, 2008
Members present: Rita Angione, Carl Wrighton, Dan Dougher, Matt Rossman, Isaac Graham
Old Business
1. Unanimous approval of last minutes
New Business
1. Grant Writing
Stony Field yogurt grant
Betsy:
Betsy dropped off Concept 2 grant
Rita:
Rita did surveys, working on grants
Dave:
Tony Hawk foundation not responded to Dave yet
Isaac:
Not funding: Chittenden bank, Price Chopper Golub Foundation, Northfield Savings Bank
Tarrant foundation will get back to us in Jan
Buffum Family foundation wants revised letter sent in Jan-March
State Recreation grant released in summer due in fall
Haven’t heard from: Nike, green mountain coffee roasters, Amy Wade, Hannaford. Stowe Mountain, Frank and Brianna S foundation, Morris and Bessie, Redducs chartered foundation, Terry Allen, William and Gayle,
Justin
Vans skatepark grant? Lintillac Foundation grant?
2. Lamoille County Fit and Healthy
We agreed to contact for possible partnerships
3. Temporary Skateboard Park
Dave said that Manosh might let us use a parcel of parking lot, except for the wintertime
4. Permanent Skateboard Park
Bishop Marshal out front, private land owners?
LWCF asks if park next to other rec areas
If park on school property will it be open during school hours?
Carl knows pool contractors
5. Parcels of land
school
parks that are at school: Denver School system, Springfield Vermont, Alabama, Bondville at ski and snowboard school
Look at listing maps identity #, book who owns #, tax books, name signs, # tax map and neighbors
Who owns, specific place, concept 2, industrial place,
Tasks
Dave talk to Bishop Marshall to see if they’ll be interested in having a skatepark on their property
Rita continue on VCF and LWCF grants,
Dan look at soil maps for skatepark (dry places)
Dan talk to Judy Greene and Jason about skatepark on school grounds
Dan talk to Lamoille County fit and healthy about partnership (funding?) opportunities
Isaac work on Lintillac foundation and Vans skatepark grants, Municipal planning grant due next year
Isaac look at listing maps and contact private landowners for skatepark, look into stony field grant
Carl talk to concrete pool builders, foundation builders to see if they’d be interested in volunteering some time, also ask for square foot price of materials (e.g. rebar and concrete)
Everybody ask at least one person if they’d want to donate a 200’ x200’ parcel of land for skatepark
Keep eye out for new funding resources, start gathering construction material
Matt see if anybody at Johnson wants to help build, and/ or do soil testing
Next meeting for Tuesday December 2nd 6:30