The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department’s Board of Directors will meet in a special session Wednesday afternoon, to act on end of Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget matters, along with the FY 2016-17 budget that begins July 1st. The Board will also act on approving a ground lease agreement with Atlantic Municipal Utilities, and the appointment of Assistant Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm to Parks Director.

Their meeting held June 20th, was the last session for current Parks Director Roger Herrring, who had earlier announced his retirement. In other business, the Parks and Rec Board will discuss and likely act on matters pertaining to the Sunnyside east shelter masonry work, and support of a PetSafe Grant. Staashelm will provide an update as well, on the Harl-Holt Park basketball court project.

The meeting takes place at the Atlantic Parks and Rec Department Office (1200 Sunnyside Lane), beginning at Noon, Wednesday. The next regular meeting of the Atlantic Parks and Rec Board is July 25, at City Hall.