Search On For 'Leisure-Services' Chief
Barrington Town Manager Peter DeAngelis Jr. is looking to replace the retiring recreation director with someone who goes beyond traditional sports and recreation.
Barrington is looking to hire someone who can create new and build on existing leisure-time activities – not just organized sports and recreation -- that appeal to all members of the community. The part-time position will be known as “director of leisure services,” said Town Manager Peter DeAngelis Jr. It will combine the duties of the retiring recreation director, John Taylor, with a host of new responsibilities. “It goes beyond the traditional recreation director,” said DeAngelis. “I want to expand on that.” “We already do a good job of offering sports activities for youth through Little League and Pop Warner and youth soccer,” he said. “The recreation director actually just schedules fields for them.” “I want someone who can build …
Manifold Witness
4:52 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
Like magic, Mr. D can always seem to find money in the budget for things like leisure-izing the general population, but he doesn’t seem to mention this fact when the poor Appropriations Committee is struggling to try to keep the taxes down and Mr. D is assuring them that that budget is bare-bones lean really, trust him, it is. more ›