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Melissa Battite, CPRP Tel: 781-698-4800
Director of Recreation and Community Programs Fax: 781-861-2747
Recreation & Community Programs
December 2017 Report
Updates & FYI
• Golf course now closed for the season.
Budget & Capital
FY19 Budget
• Update from CPC meeting
• Important dates- Staff presentations
o The 2018 fee scheduIewas approved bythe BOSon 12.18.17
o December2lst, 3:15pm, CPC review of FY19 Capital requestsw/CPA funding
P rom e cts
• Swimming Pool Renovation isproceedingandisstillonschedule
SAVE THE DATE
o Thursday, January 4, 2018—bpm. Joint meetingof BOS & SC re: Center Rec Complex
o Saturday, January 20,2018-10am-2pm;Community0pen House
2018 Proposed Meeting Dates
January 17t1
February 215` —School Vacation- Alternate 14th or 28th
March 215`
April 18th -School Vacation- Alternate 11th or 25th
May 16th-Ramadhan Begins -Alternate 9th or 23rd
June 20th
July 18th
August 15th
Sept 19th -Yom Kippur Alternate 12th or 26th
Oct 17th
Nov 21St- Thanksgiving is the day after Alternate 14th or 28th
Dec 19th
39 MARRETT ROAD, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02421
Lexington Recreation and Community Programs strives to provide affordable, quality programs meeting the needs of the community.
We are committed to providing active and passive leisure opportunities that are education, fun and life -enriching. The Department
promotes participation by all Lexington residents in safe, accessible and well-maintained facilities.
Recreation Division: Programs & Services
• Our youth wrestling clinic began on Monday, November27th. Led by Jon Quint, there are 35 children
ingrades K-8 participating in this program.
• New programs this winter i ncl ude a youth volleyball clinic, futsal, and adult basketball training.
• Dueto high demand,an additional session of Adult Vol leyba 11 has been added to the winterseason.
The program will be offered on Friday eve ningsfrom 7:00-9:OOpm at the Esta brook School gym.
• The in -town basketball leagueseason is underway and the youth basketball clinicswill beginon
Saturday, January 6 t
• The ski/snow board programs atNashobaValley will begin the first week inJanuary and currently,
there are 332 people registered forthese programs.
Summer2018 Staff Recruitment
The application deadline for returningstaff is Friday, January 5 th and the application deadline for new
applicants is Thursday, March 1St
Facilities
Fields, Parks, & Playgrounds
• The application deadline forspringfield permits is Friday, January 5th
Golf
• Winter work will be evaluated this week and plans for the off season tree work.
The RFP for the Management of the course which is valid through December 2018, wi I I go outto bid
in the late spring.
Community Center: Programs & Services
• New winter adult programs — Indoor Cycling, Vinyasa Flow Yoga & Drop In Painting
• Family Feud had 5 families attend and everyone had a blast
• Successful half day trips (Boda Borg had 76 kids between Clarke and Diamond) (Launch
Trampoline had 58 between the two schools). There is already a wait listfor the Jan 11th trip
to Nashoba Tubing with 15+ on each waitlist.
• December break Martial Arts and Chess will be running.
• New Kensington Enrichment programs next session: focus on etiquette, farm to table, and
home economics for ages 4-11.
• Calm Body Calm Mind, Yoga & Mindful Meditation Class has 5 enrolled with a max of 8.
• The Field & Garden Club has agreed to maintain the perennial garden beds for the next year
• A bench was donated to the Community Center by Meg Himmel
Recreation & Community Programs and Human Services Departments celebrate
National Ugly Sweater Day 2017!
December Family Fun Night: Family Feud