2022-03-02 Agenda
NEW HANOVER COUNTY PARKS & GARDENS
896 Airlie Road · Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 798-7620 · (910) 798-7621 FAX · www.nhcgov.com
PARKS ADVISORY BOARD
AGENDA
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March 2, 2022 8:15 A.M.
(Airlie Cottage 896 Airlie Road)
1. Call to Order John Hinnant, Chair
2. Approval of February Minutes John Hinnant
3. Voice of the Customer
4. Top of Mind Topics
5. Director/Staff Q&A
6. Adjournment
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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 22, 2022
ASSEMBLY
The Parks Advisory Board held its regular meeting on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at the
Airlie Cottage.
Present Via Microsoft Teams: John Hinnant (presiding), , and Pete
Wildeboer.
Absent: Nicholas Leger and Malik Shabazz.
Guest. Colin Hackman, Steve Morrissey, Rex Buford (Via Teams)
Staff: Tara Duckworth, Tanya Gurganious, Andy Johnson, and Jodi Rich.
WELCOME AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The meeting was called to order by John Hinnant who asked for a motion to approve the minutes of
the January meeting. The following motion was presented:
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MOTION: Nick Leger MOVED; SECONDED by Joe Irrera, that the minutes of the December 1
meeting be approved. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
1. Voice of the Customer. Colin Hackman shared information regarding triathlons and other events
he organizes and manages these through his business: ItsGoTime. (www.its-go-time.com). They
have 45 races within the Wilmington area each year as well as 20 or so in other municipalities.
The largest of those races is the Wilmington Marathon which will take place in a couple of weeks.
It is a big economic driver for the area as approximately 4,000 people come to the race with 65%
staying overnight. Most of the events are owned/operated by area non-profits. There are 6 main
events that his company directly manages and puts on., 50% of proceeds go to local nonprofits.
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of events. He would like to see better connectivity of bridges for pedestrian access during these
races. There are 4 races he operates in Long Leaf Park. He shared that the parks have been
awesome, and he appreciates the time and thought put into maintenance.
2. Top of Mind Topics. John asked if anyone had any top-of-mind topics to discuss. Rex Buford
asked about the progress of Hanover Pines Park. Tara shared that the permit is not in place yet.
However, she did talk to the head engineer at Paramounte Engineering, and they are working
on that. They did get out bid documents in order so we can move as soon as the permit is
received.
3. Director/Staff Q&A. Staff provided the following updates: still working on lighting t Long Leaf
Park. Andy shared that all the Long Leaf projects are completed (ninja warrior, adult, and youth
basketball court). The lighting for tennis courts have been replaced. Will be putting out bids for
the resurfacing of the tennis courts which we hope to have completed in March or April. A
question was asked about where we are in the budget process. Tara shared that there is a budget
retreat for the County Commissioners this month. Nothing new was included. Some of the items
requested were the conversion of tennis courts to pickle ball courts at Arrowhead Park and
Smith Creek Park design (Phase 2).
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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 22, 2022
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4. Next Meeting. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 2 at 8:15am.
5. Adjournment. There were no additional items to discuss. The following motion was presented:
MOTION: Joe Irrera MOVED; SECONDED by Patrick OMahoney that the meeting be
adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 9:07am.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Gurganious
Administrative Coordinator
-Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Airlie Gardens Foundation Board meeting.
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