Park at Beaty Update - recommendation for naming of park and conservation easement
Parks & Recreation Director Kathryn Spatz and Park at Beaty Task Force Member Dave Cable
Summary:

(1) Recommendation for naming of Park at Beaty

In April, the Park at Beaty Task Force Leadership Committee recommended the following list of four park names for consideration by the public via Open Town Hall:

• Beaty Park: The property is well-known with the Beaty name and some folks call it by this name already. It signifies geographic location.
•  Heron Park: Herons visit this park on a regular basis, particularly when the pond (the park’s primary water feature) is full.
• Perennial Park: Refers to the perennial plants, perennial streams and everlasting nature of the park.
• Preservation Park: Refers to the park being preserved in perpetuity.

The overwhelming choice, receiving 78.5% of the votes, on Open Town Hall was Beaty Park. Write-in ideas were permitted and several citizens expressed a desire for the park to be named Clontz Park, in honor of the family who sold the town land to the town.  The Task Force Leadership Committee and the Livability Board recommend to the board of commissioners that the park officially be named Beaty Park and be dedicated to the Clontz Family. We recommend the board of commissioners consider approval of the name proposed by th ePark at Beaty Task Force Leadership Committee and Livability Board at the July 23 meeting.

(2) Park at Beaty Conservation Easement
At the March 26, 2019 meeting, the board of commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the recommendations of the Park at Beaty Task Force, including permanently protecting all 6 parcels (20+acres) that make up the Beaty property with a conservation easement. Park at Beaty Task Force member Dave Cable will present information on the proposed conservation easement. If the board of commissioners agrees with the terms of the easement language, the next step is to approve the conservation easement as presented and approve the budget amendment at the July 23 meeting.