Recreation Commission
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Five residents are elected as Recreation Commissioners for staggered three year terms. The Commission appoints a Superintendent of Recreation to manage the daily affairs of the department. The Commission is charged with promoting the recreation, play, sport, physical education and other programs to meet the leisure needs of the community. The Commission also makes long range recommendations to the town for recreational facilities and playgrounds. The Commission manages Morses Pond Beach. The Commission meets monthly and at other times at required.
Why are you running for this office? What are your top priorities?
Relevant Experience
Town Meeting Member. International business. Pre-K teacher. Active volunteer.
To support our Recreation Department -founding block of our community. Collaborating with Town Committees and organizations who engage in civic activities, social gatherings and community service. Involve our local businesses in sponsoring activities that would be mutually beneficial. Address the needs of our seniors and teenagers, to strengthen our social fabric. Maintaining and improving our local parks. Dive more deeply into the feasibility of the proposed MOPO beach-house. Carefully consider: environmental impact, protecting our wilderness, maintenance costs, return on investment, attendance and accessibility. I am driven by the desire to strengthen our sense of community. Ensure that our residents feel connected to each other and to our neighboring towns. Foster healthy lifestyle.
Relevant Experience
Ski Racing Coach, Volunteer at the Senior Center & Three Children who are avid user of rec programs
As a father of three young children in Wellesley Public Schools, an avid participant in recreational activities and a volunteer at Tolles Parsons Senior Center I am excited to announce my candidacy for the Wellesley Recreation Commission. I have witnessed firsthand the positive impact that recreational and educational programs can have on individuals and families. These opportunities are important not only for improving quality of life, but for bringing people together across generations, backgrounds, and abilities.
I’m passionate about creating more opportunities for programming, expanding access to affordable recreation, and supporting our local parks and facilities to ensure they are welcoming, accessible to everyone and that they are sensitive to the surrounding environment.
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Laurance Stuntz
Relevant Experience
Recreation Commission 2018 - Present, TMM 2015-2018
1. Make access to Morses Pond free for Wellesley residents, ensuring that everyone in our community can enjoy this natural resource without financial barriers. This can be done without tax impact by allocating the funding that Rec raises through the fees that we charge for all of our programming to cover our costs.
2. Leverage our new revolving fund to build programs that support new community engagement opportunities across budget years.
3. Continue supporting the land-owning Boards and Commissions across town to increase opportunities for active recreation in town. In particular, working with the NRC and the PBC to complete the Morses Pond project.
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