2008 Mountain Lakes Master Plan Committee

 

Members Present

 

Gail Boertzel, Board of Education

Louise Davis, Deputy Mayor and Planning Board

Cathy Harvey, Environmental Commission

Celia Flynn, Recreation Commission

Joan Nix, Planning Board, ML Highlands Committee ( arrived at 9:00pm)

Barbara Palmer, Planning Board

 

Meeting notes, March 6, 2008

Chairman Palmer called the meeting to order at 7:33 pm. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as corrected.

 

 Discussion of Chapter VIII. Recreation Plan- the following changes were recommended: The increased use of recreational facilities is the result of these ( remove three) important trends.

 

1)      The increased participation by all ( remove: young adults, a group not previously heavily involved in active recreation)

2)      Add: A greater number of sports are offered and year round sports are also popular ( some children are playing two or three sports in a single season).

. The need for additional recreational facilities is felt at all times particularly after school and on weekends. ( remove on weekends when competition for facilities is most acute).

. There has been vocal….The major source of this pressure are the parents of children      ( remove of younger children involved in organized sports and the sports organization of and for young adults)

 

Under Recreation Opportunities in Mountain Lakes

Change liabilities to challenges.

 

Under Existing lake-oriented Facilities

The following lake-oriented ( remove -public) facilities are currently available to residents ( remove -in the Borough).

 In charts add:

Island Beach- entertainment

Midvale Boat Dock- swimming, fishing

The Cove- fishing swimming

Birchwood Beach- volleyball

Lakeland Hills Family YMCA- picnic tables, playground- Remove racquetball, indoor track

Halsey-Frederick Park- lacrosse, soccer, field hockey

 

Under Management and Efficient Use of Existing Facilities

Remove- Notwithstanding the potential for additional facilities on the old Office Court site ( see Additional Recreation Facilities below)

 

Under Additional Recreational Facilities-

Remove – the first paragraph.

 

Under Improvements to Alden L. Haswell Memorial Field

Remove- the last sentence.

 

 IX. Recycling Plan

 

 Under Recycling Objectives

Add- 4. Mountain Lakes schools and municipal properties should recycle.

 

Under Mountain Lakes Recycling Program- Residential Collection and Storage

 

 Change to : Branches and Christmas trees left at curbside, are collected.

 

Under Maintain Commitment to Recycling

 Change to: Mountain Lakes needs to be proactive in providing and educating residents on recycling opportunities.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 pm

 

Next meeting. Thursday, March 27 7:30 pm Borough Hall.