Park Board Candidate Questionaire

Questionnaire for Town of Troy Park Board Candidate Name____________________________________Occupation _______________________ Address___________________________________City ____________________________ Email_____________________________________________________________________ Phone________________________________Cell _________________________________ Current date: _____________Number of years as a resident of the Town of Troy_________ Thank you for your interest in serving as a Town of Troy Park Board Member. The mission of the Park Board, as described in the Town of Troy Park Board Ordinance, is to plan, acquire, develop and maintain parkland and to provide the citizens of Troy with a park system for the conservation, preservation, and enjoyment of their natural environment and the recreational faculties provided. Troy currently has three Parks: Glover Park, Pemble’s Access and the Cove Boat Ramp. In addition, recreation includes bike and pedestrian trails in the Town. The Park Board generally meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7 pm for a 1-2.5 hr. meeting. We often have committee project assignments between meetings that take some additional volunteer time. Compensation for serving as a Park Board member is currently $50 per authorized Park Board meeting attended. Please answer the following questions to describe your talents, work/volunteer experiences, and special interests. This information will help the Park Board to fairly assess your background for this position. 1) Which of our parks do you currently use, if any? What are your interests in preserving open space, developing additional park or outdoor recreation spaces, bike/pedestrian trails, group activities (baseball, pickle ball, volleyball, or other) and other outdoor nature activities? 2) What goals and/or vision do you have for the Town of Troy Parks? 3) Please tell us why you are interested in serving on the Park Board? Thank you for your interest! We look forward to talking with you soon. Jill Berke, Chair Town of Troy Park Board 02/23