11-14-2001• Blair Park Board Meeting
November 14, 2001
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The Blair Park Board met at the City Hall at 7:30 p.m. on November 14, 2001. Members present
were Neil Jensen, Kathy Kuster, Ardith Pounds, and Ann George. Pat Long represented the Blair
Parks Department. Kus Kuster also attended the meeting.
Kathy Kuster's motion that the minutes of the October 10, 2001, Park Board meeting be
approved was seconded by Ardith Pounds. The motion was carried.
Approval of Bills There were no bills needing approval. Pat Long described expenditures
planned for the new fiscal year. They include playground equipment, permanent picnic tables,
paving at Steyer and Black Elk - Neihardt Parks, a tractor blade, trees and shrubs, and plant
replacements on Washington Street. The Blair Lions Club will finance a new sidewalk near the
Harry Ohrt shelter in Steyer Park. Members discussed keeping but moving the fence near the
shelter closer to the curb as well as using it to define a new horse -shoe pitching area.
Old Business. Gene Solomon memorial: Edith Solomon has selected a bench for Black Elk -
Neihardt Park in memory of her husband, Gene. It has been ordered and will be delivered in early
December. Members suggested holding a dedication ceremony after the bench has been installed.
Brochure: Photos taken by Pat Long for the brochure were discussed. Pat will talk to Bill
Bennett about the kind of map that is needed and to Bob Coffey about designing the brochure.
New Business. Directional signs to parks: Members discussed the possibility of placing
directional signs at 16 and Washington for Steyer and Lions Club Parks. Pat Long said that a
similar sign is needed for the cemetery. Signage at parks: Pat Long will put figures together on
costs for signage at Steyer Park, Rhoades Park, and the northeast corner of Black Elk - Neihardt
Park. Keno matching funds might be available for these signs. December and January meetings:
The Board will not meet in December and January. Its next meeting will be on February 13,
2002, at 7:30 p.m.
Report of Arboretum Curator. Neil Jensen said that 69 labels at $5.25 each had been ordered
from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann George, Secretary