The Taylorville Park District passed 2 ordinances, and heard a great report about this year's Christmas in the Park, at their monthly meeting which was moved to 3pm today from their normal 7pm start time due to the Christmas holiday.
Board members approved an ordinance patterned after a state law, prohibiting the use of cannabis on any Park District property.
The 2nd ordinance passed dealt with prohibiting the use of any tobacco or vaping product near Park District buildings. While the ordinance was patterned after a similar one in Hoffman Estates, the board revised it to allow smoking on golf carts, which the Park District don't own, and at the district-owned Lake Shore Golf Course, as long as it's away from children under 21.
Recreation Director Bailey Hancock reported that this year's Christmas in the Park was a big hit, with great participation at the many Park-managed Christmas events, and a big night for the December 12th "Jingle Bell Walk," when only foot traffic was allowed.
The Taylorville Park Board this afternoon also OK'd an agreement with Ameren for work to be done on Park District property, they were told of some 54-thousand dollars received from the District's insurance company from last December's tornado damage, and OK'd moving up to 50-thousand dollars of Park District funds to a money market account.
