Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

TOWN OF ST. MICHAELS PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD SETTLED 1670-1680 201 BOUNDARY LANE TELEPHONE: 410.745.9535 P.O. BOX 206 INCORPORATED 1804 ST. MICHAELS, MD 21663 FACSIMILE: 410.745.3463 __________________________________________________________________________________________ St. Michaels Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Regular Meeting at 12:30pm Subject to Change Meeting will be at the Boy Scout Cabin at 407 St. Mary’s Square • Call to Order – Pledge of Allegiance • Consent Agenda - Minutes approval from March 17, 2026 meeting - Budget Balance $12,319.03 • Old Business Items Update Report by Public Works 1. St. Michaels Nature Trail –Pine needles removed. 2. Back Creek Park – 3. Clint S. Bradley Park – 4. San Domingo Creek Park – 5. Frederick Douglass Park – 6. Hollis Park – Flagpole passed inspection. 7. Muskrat Park – Dog waste station post painted black. 8. St. Mary’s Square – 9. Wilson Reading Garden – 10. Canton Farm Nature Preserve – Ongoing Parks and Recreation Projects – See attached sheet. • New Business Items All Parks 1. St. Michaels Nature Trail – 2. Back Creek Park – 3. Clint S. Bradley Park – 4. San Domingo Creek Park – 5. Frederick Douglass Park – 6. Hollis Park – 7. Muskrat Park – 8. St. Mary’s Square – 9. Wilson Reading Garden – 10. Canton Farm Nature Preserve – 2027 Land Preservation Parks and Recreation Plan for Talbot County Presentation by Kat Stork, Shore Strategies  Master Plan for St. Michaels Parks Inventory and Assessment Next Steps Discussion America’s 250th Celebration in Maryland Updates Lowes Clean Up & Dress Up the Town Partnership Update Liberty Tree Town Planters – Summer Display 2026 Event Permit - Tree Lighting Year-at-a-Glance Calendar Updates • Public Comment • Adjournment LIVE STREAM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86444797404 Ongoing Parks and Recreation Projects – April 21, 2026 1. St. Michaels Nature Trail – Ongoing invasive species mitigation 7/25. Memorial plaque damaged 2/26. 2. Back Creek Park –Beautification around Tilden St. entrance, possible pollinator plantings 7/25. 3. Clint S. Bradley Park – 4. San Domingo Creek Park – 5. Frederick Douglass Park – 6. Hollis Park – Prep facility for Parks and Recreation Board meetings (in process) 6/25. 7. Muskrat Park – Sweet gum tree near gazebo removal – upcoming fiscal year 5/25. Clean shingles on the gazebo 5/25. Maple tree removal 3/26. 8. St. Mary’s Square – Boy Scout Cabin front left corner of building wood rot by downspout (in progress) 5/25– Consulting outside agency. Tree canopy improvements 6/25 – in progress. Prune redbud tree 7/25. Trees within the island- birches are overcrowding myrtles 7/25. Transplant sapling tree 9/25 pending parks master plan. Replacement tree recommendation – magnolia, camellia, or viburnum. 9. Wilson Reading Garden – 10. Canton Farm Nature Preserve –