The Salisbury Recreation Advisory Committee met Sept. 21 with members Mark Wilson, Frank McCullough and Frank Adamcik in attendance as well as Recreation Director Genny Baillie.

McCullough told committee members the residents are enjoying the new walking path at Lindberg Park.

“You see mothers with baby carriages and runners enjoying the new path,” McCullough said.

“More people are using the park because of the trail,” Wilson said.

Discussion moved to ordinance enforcement in the park; specifically, the ordinance of no bikes in the park. McCullough said there are people riding bikes on the trail saying, “they are taxpayers.”

Committee members discussed the next phase of the Lindberg Park master plan which includes a fence along the perimeter trail. Currently the township ordinance states no bikes or dogs. When the fence is installed, the perimeter trail will be on the outside of the fence and the ordinance will be reviewed. Baillie said the fence installation is about a year away.

McCullough also raised the issue of battery-operated youth vehicles in the park which are also not allowed. Those vehicles were also observed in Lindberg Park.

The committee discussed a request for the Salisbury Township School District tennis team to spray paint names in the grass at Lindberg Park. Since it is a public park, it was suggested they spray paint a bed sheet since they are not permitted to spray paint the grass.

The Dumpster at Lindberg Park is being used by residents when it is for park use only. Salisbury will contact the trash hauler to label the Dumpster.

Baillie reviewed the summer playground program which was well-received again this summer.

“The attendance fluctuated at Lindberg Park relating to the delayed opening,” Baillie said. The daily attendance was the same on average.

Most of the staff returned for the summer and Baillie hired four new counselors. “Hiring will have to start earlier next year to get the required clearances. The staff had to take a mandatory online course,” Baillie said.

Committee members also discussed clearances for youth association coaches.

Adamcik said Salisbury Youth Association coaches have background and child abuse checks.

Baillie said the clearance requirements keep changing with Act 153 and Act 33 enacted July 1 which requires all volunteers who have direct contact with children to have clearances, participate in a three hour training and possibly provide FBI fingerbrings.

Baillie encouraged coaches and sports directors to check for updates to the law by visiting the websites www.KeepKidsSafe.PA, www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis and www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu.