Municipal Advisory Committees

Centre Region Parks & Recreation serves as the official parks & recreation department for five municipalities:
· Borough of State College
· Township of College
· Township of Harris
· Township of Ferguson
· Township of Patton

Three of those municipalities have organized citizen advisory committees with volunteer appointees. One member of each group also serves as that municipality's representative on the Centre Region Parks & Recreation Board / Centre Regional Recreation Authority (as indicated below).

2010 College Township Parks & Recreation Committee

The Parks and Recreation Committee is made up of nine members. Members hold office for terms of five years. The members are volunteer citizens, appointed by Council and must reside in the Township. Parks and Recreation holds nine regularly scheduled meetings annually (January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October and November).  Meetings are normally held on the third Monday at 7:00 p.m.

Members:
David Schulte
Carla Jeremias
Kimberly Fragola
Kathleen Matason (Regional Board Representative)
Jude Simpson
Michael Lembeck-Edens
Todd Litzinger
Dean Lawrence
Gregory Hayes

2010 Harris Township Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee

The Harris Township Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM, unless otherwise noted, at the Harris Township Building.

Members:
Bruce Lord
Deb Sheaffer Ellis
Diane Farre
Roy Harpster (Regional Board Representative)
Bob Potter
Susan Hammerstedt
Joseph Hart

2010 Patton Township Recreation Advisory Committee

The Recreation Advisory Committee is made up of five Patton Township residents. The Committee advises the Board of Supervisors on improvements needed to the Township's park system and oversees the completion of park projects approved by the Board. The Committee prepares and presents for Board approval a Township Park Facilities Plan. When adopted by the Board, the plan becomes the framework for the committee's work on identifying specific park improvements to be included in each year's budget.  The tentative meeting dates for 2010 are: 13 Jan, 16 Feb, 16 Mar, 20 Apr, 18 May Parks Tour (5PM), 15 Jun, 20 Jul, 17 Aug, 21 Sep Parks Tour (5PM), 19 Oct, 16 Nov, 14 Dec.  Time: 7:30 PM unless noted. Location: Patton Twp. Municipal Bldg.

Members:

Updated 14 Feb 2010