{"id":59606,"date":"2016-02-12T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=59606"},"modified":"2016-02-12T12:00:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:00:54","slug":"board-of-park-commissioners-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/02\/12\/board-of-park-commissioners-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Park Commissioners news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/FWayne_Parks-136x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-34852\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Park Board Commissioner Appointed<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Park Board President Named<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(February 11, 2016) &#8211; Justin P. Shurley has been appointed to the Board of Park Commissioners to replace Commissioner Cheri Becker, whose term expired in December after 8 years on the Park Board.<\/p>\n<p>Shurley is Assistant Director of Group Sales for the Fort Wayne TinCaps and is a board member for the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Choir and the Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Foundation. Shurley also volunteers for Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEI&#8217;s &#8220;Real Men Read&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Justin&#8217;s experience and commitment in a vital and growing demographic in our community represents an excellent fit  to the mission of the Board of Park Commissioners,&#8221; said Parks &amp; Recreation Director Al Moll. <\/p>\n<p>Attorney Richard Samek was re-elected President of the Board of Park Commissioners, Pamela Kelly, M.D. was re-elected as Vice President and Al Moll was re-elected Secretary. Both Samek and Kelly are in their third term as Commissioners. The 2016 Board of Park Commissioners is comprised of Richard Samek, Pamela Kelly, William Zielke and Justin Shurley. Overall policy and management direction of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is provided by a four member bi-partisan Board of Park Commissioners appointed by the mayor for staggered four year terms. <\/p>\n<p>Following provisions of the Indiana statute (I.C. 36-10-4), the Board approves budget revenues and expenditures, passes bond issues, acquires and improves property, adopts new programs, establishes management policy and regulations, and provides a public venue for community debate and input.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81643.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Judi Wire, WCBA President, displays one of the &quot;Tin Caps&quot;.  The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  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Photo taken April 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='463a140b4d1370d8e56c7a807f588d81' data-image-id=\"1378\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81676.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81676.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/08: Tin Cap\" data-description=\"One of the Tin Cap displays by the Wells Corridor Business Association along Wells Street.   The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  Photo taken April 8, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/08: Tin Cap\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/08: Tin Cap\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1378\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/thumbs\/thumbs_81676.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/wells\/81682.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the bat and ball displays by the Wells Corridor Business Association along Wells Street.   The displays are saluting the opening Parkview Field and the TinCaps.  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Photo taken June 6, 2009 at the Broadway Family Funfest.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Parks and Recreation Director, Al Moll\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Parks and Recreation Director, Al Moll\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2100\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/thumbs\/thumbs_93635.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/bc\/93681.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Parks and Recreation Director Al Moll with Bennie Lewis, Manager of Neighborhood Programs, Michael Ayers, Coordinator of Neighborhood Programs and Perry Ehresman, Parks and Recreation Deputy  Director.  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Photo taken June 23, 2004.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='463a140b4d1370d8e56c7a807f588d81' data-image-id=\"4703\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwparks\/5547.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwparks\/thumbs\/thumbs_5547.jpg\" data-title=\"Lakeside Park pond\" data-description=\"Lakeside Park Pond. 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