RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO NAME THE LOUNGE IN THE ANTHONY F. VETERAN PARK MULTIPURPOSE CENTER THE DIANA D. JUETTNER LOUNGE
WHEREAS, the Town of Greenburgh has a park and recreation naming policy and under section 4 of the policy it states a park, field, or recreational facility may be named to honor an organization or a person, but only to recognize extraordinary contribution or service to the unincorporated Greenburgh park system or to the community. A living person may be honored in extraordinary cases, by the naming of a field or recreation facility;
and WHEREAS, on December 1, 2021 Paul Feiner, the Supervisor for the Town of Greenburgh proposed that the lounge in the Anthony F. Veteran Park Multipurpose Center be renamed the Diana D. Juettner Lounge to honor her many years of public and volunteer contributions in the community;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner served on the Greenburgh Town Board from 1992 – 2021 supporting numerous proposals to improve the quality of life in Greenburgh;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner has served as liaison to the Parks and Recreation Advisory and to Commissioner of Parks and Recreation since 1992;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner during her tenure, supported and voted for the building of the Anthony F. Veteran Park Multipurpose Center, the acquisition of many parks such as the Hartsbrook Park and Preserve, Glenville Woods Park Preserve, and Taxter Ridge Park Preserve and was instrumental in taking a 269 acres park system and expand it 634 acres;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner served as liaison to the Greenburgh Library Board and supported the referendum and played an important role that brought about the reconstruction and rebuilding of the Greenburgh Library;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner served as liaison to the Greenburgh Nature Center and supported numerous programs and projects;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner was the first co-manager for the first Ardsley Little League Girls Softball team and was the second Commissioner for the Ardsley Little League girls softball program;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner served as liaison to the Greenburgh Town Court, Climate Acton Task Force, Drug Court Advisory Board and Senior Programs ;
and WHEREAS, Diana Juettner was an ardent supporter mission and programs of the Theodore D. Young Community Center and Greenburgh Veterans Committee;
and WHEREAS, the honorable Town Councilwoman Diana D. Juettner on December 1, 2021 received the Commissioner’s Community Service Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution and dedication for enhancing parks and recreational opportunities in the Town of Greenburgh;
and WHEREAS, at the December 1, 2021, Greenburgh Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, a unanimous resolution was passed recommending that the Town Board accept the proposal to rename the lounge in the Anthony F. Veteran Park Multipurpose Center to the Diana D. Juettner Lounge.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh authorizes the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to name the Anthony F. Veteran Park Multipurpose Center lounge the Diana D. Juettner Lounge