Township to Explore Recycling Portion of Wesley Bishop for Jeff Young Hockey Rink

The question: Does Moorestown get sustainability credits for this recycling project?

This was a question jokingly asked by Township Manager Scott Carew following a presentation by Scott Taylor, vice president of Taylor Design Group, at Monday night’s council meeting.

Taylor proposed recycling a portion of the hockey rink at Wesley Bishop Park for use at the Jeff Young Memorial Park, which was demolished last year.

In July, Taylor proposed installing dasher boards, and on Monday night, he suggested relocating the dasher board frame from Wesley Bishop to Jeff Young. It would involve moving a larger frame to a smaller park.

The rink at Jeff Young Park is 60 feet by 120 feet.

The rink at Wesley Bishop Park is 75 by 175.

Taylor said they wouldn’t use all the panels, and based on his measurements, there would be no problem making them fit.

The next step is to develop a cost estimate for this portion of the project. Taylor said it would cost between $14,000 and $16,000 to install new boards in the rink. By using the existing boards at Wesley Bishop, Moorestown would eliminate the most expensive portion of the project, Taylor said.

Moorestown has also received a $250,000 grant from Burlington County to help cover the cost of the project.

The township also continues to look for groups to help take on part of the cost of the project.

Taylor also spoke about a project at Memorial Field to redo the track. The township would install a cinder track because it is not used for competitions.

It would also create handicapped access to the field and reconfigure the parking lot.

There is also drainage work that needs to be done.

The project was advertised on Monday.