VISION TREYNOR
Scott
Hill and Jay Myers spoke to Club members about plans to improve the Little
League facilities and swimming pool in Treynor.
They have be working with an ad-hoc committee
of concerned parents to explore options to meet current and future recreational
needs of the Treynor community. Scott
explained that discussions a ‘town hall meeting’ let to a group called ‘Vision
Treynor’ to pursue the Little League field and swimming pool issues. Scott noted that with the expansion of
Treynor school buildings, Little League field playing space has been
reduced. He also noted that the Treynor
Recreational Association swimming pool was built in the ‘60s and is at the end
of its life expectancy. The pool is
subject to leakage and mechanical failures at any time that would force its
closure. Phase I of the Vision Treynor
plan is to determine the feasibility of Little League ball fields and a new
swimming pool. Jay explained an
architectural firm could study the demographics and topography, obtain public
opinion, appraise the current pool and prepare proposals for a swimming pool
and ball fields. The expected cost of
this feasibility study will be about ten thousand dollars. Contributions for this project can be made to
the Treynor Foundation at Treynor State Bank.
After a plan is prepared by the architectural firm it can be used to
support grant applications seeking resources to construct the planned
facilities. Meanwhile, Scott noted they
have a plan to expand and develop the