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� � r <br />PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE REPORT <br />Commissioner Bird reviewed the following Summary of Actions: <br />PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />SUMMARY OF ACTIONS <br />OCTOBER 13, 1987 <br />Doug Upton submitted a scaled drawing of the proposed remote <br />control racetracks he would like to have constructed at the <br />Fairground. The Committee was receptive to the concept, and <br />suggested that the drawing be given to the Fairground consultant <br />to see if the racetracks could be worked into the Fairground <br />Master Plan. Commissioner Bird, Jim Davis, and Doug Upton will <br />meet together next week to go out to the Fairground and determine <br />the best site for the tracks. Mr. Upton will look over the <br />mudbogging lease, and come in with a proposal patterned after <br />that lease. <br />David Palmer again requested that public skateboard ramps be <br />constructed at Kiwanis-Hobart Park. The Committee members <br />expressed concern over the liability situation that the County <br />might _incur. It was decided that the County will check with its - <br />insurance company to see what affect the ramps would have on our <br />insurance rates, and David was instructed to contact various <br />civic groups to see if there is any community interest in <br />supporting the construction of public skateboard ramps. <br />Pat Callahan reported on the Fall Program in Gifford Park. Among <br />other activities, for the next 8 Saturdays, local tennis pros <br />will conduct tennis• clinics at Gifford Park. from 11:00 a.m. to <br />12:00 noon. <br />Commissioner Bird advised that the Committee will be coming <br />back to the Board with more specifics on the above projects. He <br />was upset about the editorial that appeared in the Press Journal <br />recently which seemed to miss the mark entirely about the way the <br />two young men were treated by the Parks & Recreation Committee <br />when presenting their request for skateboard ramps. Commissioner <br />Bird emphasized that the young men had made an excellent <br />presentation and really impressed the Committee. He believed the <br />Committee has done nothing except to encourage them to continue <br />to try to generate support from the community for their project. <br />Chairman Scurlock also felt the criticism was unfair, and <br />pointed out that two private skateboard ramp ventures down <br />towards Ft. Pierce failed because of lack of support and the high <br />cost of liability. <br />50 <br />0 19B7 Boa 69 Fa,c 761 <br />