Resolutions: Legislator Mills demands implementation of performance based budgeting Legislator Mills seeks to open Emery and Chestnut Ridge parks to snowboarders Legislator Mills co-sponsors resolution to end the exploitation of children via the Internet Legislator Mills seeks to save taxpayer money by utilizing GPS technology Mills joins Christ the King Seminary in celebrating 150 years!

John J. Mills - District 13 Legislator Mills seeks to open Emery and Chestnut Ridge parks to snowboarders A RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY LEGISLATORS MILLS & KONST Re: Permitting Snowboarding at Emery and Chestnut Ridge Parks WHEREAS, Emery Park in the Town of Aurora and Chestnut Ridge Park in the Town of Orchard Park are major parks in the Erie County Parks system; and WHEREAS, Emery Park and Chestnut Ridge Park are year-round recreational hubs for the residents of Erie County; and WHEREAS, Emery Park and Chestnut Ridge Park are frequented by winter sports enthusiasts; and WHEREAS, Emery Park and Chestnut Ridge Park offer downhill skiing facilities to residents of Erie County, free of charge; and WHEREAS, snowboarding is a widely enjoyed winter sport, participated in at the same venues used by downhill skiers; and WHEREAS, Emery Park and Chestnut Ridge Park currently prohibit snowboarding, leaving snowboarders no venue in the Erie County Parks system to enjoy their sport; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Erie County Legislature requests that the Erie County Parks and Recreation Department make snowboarding available to winter sports enthusiasts in appropriate areas at Emery Park and Chestnut Ridge Park; and be it further, RESOLVED, that certified copies of this resolution be forwarded to Erie County Executive Christopher Collins and Erie County Parks and Recreation Commissioner James Hornung, Sr. Fiscal Impact: Neutral for Erie County taxpayers Back to District 13 Homepage