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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-03-18 Council MinutesPARK COMMITTEE MEETING MARCH- 18th,1977- A meeting of the Park Committee was held March 18th, 1977, In the Municipal Office, Three Hills, commencing at 1 00 P M , with the following persons present C W Poole, Reginald Campbell, A W Bauer, Norman Soder, G G King The minutes of the Park Committee meeting of January 28th, 1977 were read and reviewed and the following noted. 1 Keiver Lake picnic tables not yet repaired or painted 2 Two double toilets have been built by Ray Ehrmann at Wimborne but are not set up Single toilets had been tipped over at the park so will require some repairs It may not be advisable to move one to Tolman because of its condition 3 Private telephone line would cost about $1400 00 Paris Committee does not recommend this It may be possible to get a party line phone for only the $8 00 installation fee, - more details are to be obtained regarding the time required, etc 4 Power - definite costs for installation not known, but estimate approximately $3000 00 5 Natural gas - impratical - propane would serve same purpose and be much cheaper 6. Fence - chain link fence would be much too expensive - could put a good barb wire fence along front only if a gate to be installed and an admission charge made, otherwise fence would be of little benefit The October 4th, 1961 agreement with Frank Hansen states that the park area will be available for usual free use of the general public at any time and that the M D will not commercialize on the property The Park Committee recommends that, for 1977, the park be operated as now arranged with two men for parks and cemeteries It might be okay to get authority for a charge for overnight campers only, but this would only be practical if there is a responsible party for collection of the fee - in conjunction with a concession booth Johnsto�,�grt has agreed to work at this job starting May 1st, 1977 The wage rate plus 6% would be about $5 67 an hour Mr Soder recommended hiring Otto Kurta as the second man, stating Otto would be able to use Service Board Mr times and would also be able to take over z year suggested a student's wage would be considerably lower and the same general work would be accomplished The Service Board would only be called upon for a few days Those who work at the cemeteries are to be advised to contact local groups where these have been generally keeping records and looking after the local cemetery - for example Lutheran #1 on Highway #21 It was noted that other recommendations from January 28th meeting had been approved by Council Mr. Soder mentioned that Council had approved a 2" water line to our A S B. building in Three Hills It was agreed that li the town be contacted for detailed discussion regarding resale of the water by meter system or otherwise for spray tanks, etc , and also to arrange for any necessary hook up and permit The meeting then adjourned --------- - - - - -- -- Secretary I ✓