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NEW HANOVER COUNTY PARKS & GARDENS
896 Airlie Road · Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 798-7620 · (910) 798-7621 FAX · www.nhcgov.com
PARKS CONSERVANCY BOARD
AGENDA
January 16, 2024 5:30 P.M.
Airlie Cottage 896 Airlie Road
1. Call to Order Jessica Gray
2. Approval of October Minutes Jessica Gray
3. Financial Report Tanya G.
4. Current Fundraising & Project Updates Janine P.
5. Old Business/New Business All
6. Adjournment
Next meeting: March 19, 2024
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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 17, 2023
ASSEMBLY
The Parks Conservancy Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 5:30 pm at
the Airlie Cottage.
Present: Jessica Gray ΛƦƩĻƭźķźƓŭΜ, Cassidy Santaguida, Nivine Richie, Suzanne Werner, Cheryl
Hannah, Dana Lingenfelser, Rex Buford, Tony Pagrabs, Dave Ellegood, and Sean Olds.
Absent: Dane Scalise, Tess Osmer
Staff: Tara Duckworth, Tanya Gurganious, Latashia Smith, and Janine Powell.
WELCOME AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Jessica Gray welcomed everyone in attendance and called the meeting to order. She then asked if
everyone had a chance to review the minutes and asked if there were any changes. Hearing no
changes to the minutes, the following motion was made:
MOTION: Mark Ihnat MOVED; SECONDED Sean Olds, to adopt the June minutes. Upon vote, the
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Financial Report. Received $180 during the pump track promotional event.
Parks conservancy fund total equity and liability is $73,331.69.
Taxes were filed.
Completed paperwork for the exemption from having to get and pay for a charitable
solicitation license since the foundation does not meet the revenue criteria.
Awarded just over $4,000.00 from the Cape Fear Garden Club for a large tree planting
project at Smith Creek Park. A planting day will be announced, and the board was invited to
attend.
Awarded $1,000.00 scholarship for environmental educational program from National
Parks and Recreation Association.
Staff Report. Hanover Pines should be finished within the next month.
Just finished partnering with Dept of Transportation of Military Cutoff Extension.
Working on North College Road Trail and applying for a grant.
Finishing up the design for Smith Creek Park Phase 2 trail and Northern Regional Park
design.
Dave Ellegood mentioned fundraising opportunity for Northern Regional Park pump track.
He has a friend who owns Blue Clay Bike Shop in Castle Hayne and he has donated a $1,300
bike to be raffled. The cost is $20 per ticket. The minimum number of tickets that can be
sold is 250. If the board is unable to reach that threshold, the bike would not be raffled.
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Janine mentioned that the pump track fundraising subcommittee is meeting during the off
months when the full committee meet. In those meetings they thought of ways to
raise funds such as third-party events at a brewery where they could receive a percentage
of the sales. One such event has already taken place. Janine and Mark Ihnat were
speakers at the event. They were able to raise $900.00. There were cash donations
totaling $185.00 and $500 was donated by a sponsor and the remaining amount was online
donations.
Cheryl helped to apply for the $87,000 grant from HDR, the company she works for, to fund
the shade structure at the Northern Regional Park pump track.
Terry Benji Foundation has a $2500 grant that is available. Janine asked Dave to send her
the information so that she could apply.
Spring Food Truck Rodeo will still take place, but no food truck rodeos will take place in the
fall.
Applied for WMPO for trail construction for North College Road.
Enchanted Airlie employee night will take place in November. Any board member who is
interested in volunteering for Enchanted Airlie can email Tara.
Old Business/New Business. Sean Olds volunteered to be the new treasurer.
Next meeting: January 16, 2024. Skip the December meeting. Meeting dates for 2024
will be shifted to the new schedule.
ADJOURNMENT
Since there was no further business there was a motion to adjourn.
MOTION: Dana Lingenfelser MOVED; SECONDED Mark Ihnat. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 6:12 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Latashia Smith
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-Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Parks
Conservancy Board meeting.