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OCT 19 1903 <br />REPORT - PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />A. Small County Parks <br />Chairman Bird reported that the Parks & Recreation <br />Committee has been checking on the multitude of small parks <br />around the County which are more of a liability than an <br />asset. This is a lengthy process; they have done five <br />parcels already and will be making a recommendation on <br />November 2nd on seven parcels. The Chairman stated that if <br />the Board agrees with the concept of disposing of these <br />properties which do not have a public purpose and only place <br />the County in a liability situation, they will continue to <br />wade through them one at a time. They already have five <br />more underway for a total of twelve, and over the next year, <br />they hope to get through some 40 to 50 of these small <br />parcels. <br />Commissioner Bowman noted that she has no idea where <br />any of these little pocket parks are located. She wondered <br />if we actually do provide enough places for older people to <br />go out and sit in the sun and felt possibly some of these <br />pocket parks could be landscaped and made use of depending <br />on the neighborhood. <br />Chairman Bird agreed there may be some that would fit <br />that criteria, and stated the Parks and Recreation Committee <br />will look at them on an individual basis. <br />B. Change Order re paving entrance to Tracking Station Park <br />Chairman Bird commented that -we recently approved a <br />change order re paving a strip between the 7-11 Store and <br />the entrance to the Tracking Station Park. Mr. Al MacAdam, <br />resident of Indian River Shores, seemed to recall that when <br />we first acquired the property, there was something to <br />preclude the 7-11 Store from using that entrance road. If <br />this is true, perhaps that change order will have to be <br />reconsidered. <br />65 <br />