Chester Parks and Recreation Committee meets November 12

/ News, Randolph County News

CHESTER – The Chester Parks and Recreation Committee will meet in regular session Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. in the city’s municipal building 1330 Swanwick Street.

 

The meeting is open to the public.

 

The tentative agenda:

 

 

Parks and Recreation Committee

Meeting Agenda

1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois 62233

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6 p.m.

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. ROLL CALL
  3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  4. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
  5. CORRESPONDENCE
  6. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEMS OF INTEREST WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD. (COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY’S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS HEARD.) COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO (3) THREE MINUTES AND IS NOT DEBATABLE.
  7. ALDERMAN REPORT- NICK BERT
  8. RECREATION REPORT- PATTI CARTER
  9. COHEN COMPLEX SUPERINTENDENT REPORT-BILL BELTON
  10. COLE MEMORIAL PARK SUPERINTENDENT REPORT-JAY ALLISON
  11. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  12. a) FALL FESTIVAL WRAP UP-PATTI
  13. b) CHRISTMAS ON THE RIVER-PATTI
  14. i) SPONSORSHIP/PARADE/VENDOR MAILINGS
  15. ii) VENDOR MARKET

                        iii) REINDEER GAMES

  1. iv) PARADE-WENDELL
  2. v) SANTA’S STREET PARTY- PATTI

                                    (1) STREET PARTY KICK-OFF-PATTI      

                                    (2) BLESSING OF THE SEASON: PATTI

(a) SOUND SYSTEM-JAY

                                    (3) COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING-PATTI

                                    (4) MUSIC-PATTI

                                                (a) CAROLERS

                                    (5) SANTA VISITS/PHOTO OP-PATTI

                                    (6) GAMES/ ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS

                                                (a) MOVIE

                                                (b) BOUNCE HOUSES

                                                (c) PETTING ZOO/PONY RIDES

  1. c) ASSIGNMENTS
  2. i) VENDORS-PATTI:HEATHER
    1. REINDEER GAMES- PATTI: CINDY W.|HEATHER|JOE|JOSH|JOHN|JOBY

(1) REGISTRATION

(2) SET-UP

(3) STAFFING STATIONS

(4) TALLYING SCORES

(5) TAKE DOWN/CLEAN-UP

  • PARADE-CHAIRPERSON WENDELL: CINDY W.|JOHN|DEAN
  1. STREET PARTY-PATTI

(1) KICK-OFF- PATTI

(a) BLESSING OF THE SEASON-PATTI

(b) COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY-PATTI|BILLY|JAY

(c) SANTA VISITS/PHOTO-OP: JOE

(d) GAMES/ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS: CHAIRPERSON JOBY|GREG|REBEKAH|CINDY M.|DAVID

(e) MOVIE-PATTI|JAY

(f) BOUNCE HOUSES-PATTI:JOSH|WENDELL

(g) PETTING ZOO-PATTI|BILLY

(h) FOOD-PATTI

(i) FIRE BARRELS-BILLY

(j) OTHER

  1. d) DRIVING RANGE UPDATE-NICK/PATTI
  2. e) COLE PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE-JOHN/GREG
  3. OLD BUSINESS
  4. NEW BUSINESS
  5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  6. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
  7. ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING DECEMBER 9, 2025