Greene Boy Scouts learn about local government
GREENE – Members of Boy Scout Troop #55 had a chance to see their local elected officials at work earlier this month. In order to earn a badge for “Citizenship in the Community,” the boys attended a meeting of Greene’s Town Council.
Accompanied by Troop Leader Bernie McDermott, the boys were the model of behavior during the hour long meeting on Nov. 12. They listened attentively as board members discussed raising the senior tax exemption, heard committee reports and adopted the 2009 preliminary budget.
The scouts even had a chance to participate during the public comment portion of the meeting.
Boy Scout Christian Lopez was the first to pose a question to the board. Lopez, who indicated an interest in attending future Town meetings, asked when the next would be taking place.
Town Supervisor Jack Cook informed him that the December meeting would take place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 15, and told the young man he was welcome to attend.
Boy Scout Adam Hunt asked a harder question, requesting a status update on the rebuilding of the bathrooms at the Greene Ball Flats.
The Ball Flats are currently owned and maintained by the Greene Central School District, but are in the process of being turned over to the town and village. This will allow for municipal grants to be used to complete renovation work at the park, which was damaged by flooding in 2006.
Town Councilman David Young reported that work was scheduled to be completed next summer and outlined plans the town has for additional improvements at the scout house where those facilities are located. Those plans include the addition of two storage rooms.
Fellow town board member Josh Browning suggested the Boy Scouts might be able to assist with some of the work that needs to be completed at the Ball Flats. One project he had in mind was to clean and paint a number of guide rails at the park.
“Do you want to get paint head to toe?” McDermott asked the scouts, to gauge their interest in helping out. The response was a resounding “Yes.”
After the meeting, the Scouts regrouped before heading to dinner. They observed that the board had worked well together, and indicated that the experience was different than what they had expected.
“I’m usually not a meeting person,” said Lopez, but said he found this one more interesting than he expected. Interesting enough, apparently, to contemplate attending again in the near future.
Accompanied by Troop Leader Bernie McDermott, the boys were the model of behavior during the hour long meeting on Nov. 12. They listened attentively as board members discussed raising the senior tax exemption, heard committee reports and adopted the 2009 preliminary budget.
The scouts even had a chance to participate during the public comment portion of the meeting.
Boy Scout Christian Lopez was the first to pose a question to the board. Lopez, who indicated an interest in attending future Town meetings, asked when the next would be taking place.
Town Supervisor Jack Cook informed him that the December meeting would take place at 7 p.m. on Dec. 15, and told the young man he was welcome to attend.
Boy Scout Adam Hunt asked a harder question, requesting a status update on the rebuilding of the bathrooms at the Greene Ball Flats.
The Ball Flats are currently owned and maintained by the Greene Central School District, but are in the process of being turned over to the town and village. This will allow for municipal grants to be used to complete renovation work at the park, which was damaged by flooding in 2006.
Town Councilman David Young reported that work was scheduled to be completed next summer and outlined plans the town has for additional improvements at the scout house where those facilities are located. Those plans include the addition of two storage rooms.
Fellow town board member Josh Browning suggested the Boy Scouts might be able to assist with some of the work that needs to be completed at the Ball Flats. One project he had in mind was to clean and paint a number of guide rails at the park.
“Do you want to get paint head to toe?” McDermott asked the scouts, to gauge their interest in helping out. The response was a resounding “Yes.”
After the meeting, the Scouts regrouped before heading to dinner. They observed that the board had worked well together, and indicated that the experience was different than what they had expected.
“I’m usually not a meeting person,” said Lopez, but said he found this one more interesting than he expected. Interesting enough, apparently, to contemplate attending again in the near future.
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