Parks and Open Space Committee
Introduction
Founded in 1974 for the purpose of maintaining park acreage
according to the original town plan, the citizens Committee on Parks later
renamed the Parks and Open Space
Committee, acronym POSCO -- conducts research and advises the
Town Council on a wide range of parks-related issues including safety,
playgrounds, playground equipment, recreational and educational possibilities,
potential improvements, and results of research. It meets at least quarterly. Meetings are held in a park or in the town office, and last
from 60 to 90 minutes. For
additional information, contact Secretary James Fitzgerald at Fitzer1@aol.com;
or PO Box 76, 20896.
Prepared June 2009, reviewed
June 2010;
revised December 2010,
reviewed September 2011:
James
Fitzgerald, Secretary
Minutes
from POSCO Porcupine Woods Subcommittee Meeting, January 29th and February 2nd, 2013
Posco Bamboo Subcommittee Report, January 14, 2013
Statement of Work: Containment of bamboo in Porcupine Woods, February 14, 2013
POSCO Members: October, 2012
Berry, Chuck
Del Priore, Lillian
Del Priore, Todd
Fitzgerald, James, Secretary
Grefsheim, Suzanne
O'Brimski, Francis
Petito, Chris, Council Liaison
Schulp, Phil, Co-Liaison
Keller, Chris, Ex-Officio
Mission Statement
The Parks and Open Space committee (POSCO) of the Town of
Garrett Park, Maryland,
adopts and states the following as its mission statement:
To review the condition and appropriateness of Town parks and open space
concordant with Town history, characteristics, and needs; and to advise the
Mayor and Town Council about related items including, but not limited to:
parks, open spaces, playgrounds, park and playground equipment, potential
improvements, and results of
research.
Method
POSCO fulfills its mission utilizing the following
activites:
Maintain roster of members
Transact on site and table meetings
Record minutes
Participate in budget process
Conduct relevant research
Communicate with residents, Mayor, Town Administrator, Town Council,
&
Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
To see results of September
2009 Residents' Parks Survey
Adopted 28 March, 2009;
reviewed and revised 25 September, 2010;
Parks and Open Space
Committee, Ida Sullivan, Chairman; James Fitzgerald, Secretary
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