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NEW HANOVER COUNTY PARKS & GARDENS
896 Airlie Road · Wilmington, NC 28403
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PARKS CONSERVANCY BOARD
AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Airlie Cottage 896 Airlie Road
1. Call to Order Dana Lingenfelser
2. Approval of July Minutes Dana Lingenfelser
3. Financial Report Sean Olds
4. Staff Report J. Powell/T. Gurganious
5. Old Business/New Business
6. Adjournment
Next meeting: November 18, 2025
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REGULAR MEETING JULY 15, 2025
ASSEMBLY
The Parks Conservancy Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 3:00 pm. The
meeting was a parks tour meeting that took place off site. Staff toured the parks in the northern section
of the county.
Present: Dana Lingenfelser, Walter Whaley, Monty Hobbs, Dave Ellegood, Cassidy Santiguida, Nivine
Richie, Susanne Werner, Wood Flynn, Leanne Pierce, and Mark Ihnat
Excused: Sean Olds, Hillary Stevens
Absent: Rex Burford
Staff: Tanya Gurganious and Latashia Smith
WELCOME AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Dana Lingenfelser welcomed everyone in attendance and called the meeting to order. She asked if
everyone had a chance to review the minutes and asked if there were any changes. Mark noticed that
inadvertently listed as making a motion to approve the minutes in the previous
meeting. Hearing no other changes, the following motion was made:
MOTION: Mark Ihnat MOVED; Dave Ellegood SECONDED, to approve the May minutes as amended.
Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Financial Report. Received $4,436.08 from the Food Truck Rodeo.
Donations received for 2 benches at Ogden Park and 2 at Long Leaf Park.
The interest received for the month of June was $6.16.
Expenses for bench plaques was $87.74.
Staff Report. Submitted grants to USTA, USTA Southern, USTA North Carolina for the 5 clay
courts at Echo Farms.
Plan to submit a grant to the North Carolina Public Beach and Waterfront Access grant program.
The grant is to improve accessibility at Trails End Park by enhancing accessibility with a pervious
concrete pad for handicap parking with a connection to the sidewalk and a dedicated non-
motorized launch to the left of the existing launch.
Plan to submit a grant to the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization for construction
of a multi-use path from S. College Road/17th Street to Piner Road.
Signage in all parks will be changed to reflect the new rules regarding E-Bikes and speed limits.
Old Business/New Business: The board discussed various fundraising strategies and
online to provide greater accessibility, rather than requiring individuals to visit the cottage.
Wood proposed the possibility of placing the cards in the Blue Moon Gift Shop to broaden
visibility. Cassidy recommended exploring partnerships with other organizations should the
board decide to expand events, noting this could help reduce the workload on staff given the
It was decided that a fundraising
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committee would meet on the off months of the regular board meetings.
ADJOURNMENT
Since there was no further business there was a motion to adjourn.
MOTION: Nivine Richie MOVED; Mark Ihnat SECONDED. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 6:25 pm.
Next meeting: September 16, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Latashia Smith
-Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the New Hanover County Parks Conservancy Board meeting.