Milton’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will consider a potential City partnership with a new youth sports and fitness program, among other items, when it convenes Thursday.

The April 17 meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers (2006 Heritage Walk). Anyone can attend in-person or what online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbMscHGaLHo.

Made up of seven individuals appointed by Milton’s Mayor and Councilmembers, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board shares insights, expertise, and opinions on recreation programs, City facilities, pertinent policies, and other pertinent parks and recreation-related matters with City staff and leaders.

This committee, often referred to as PRAB, generally begins meetings with committee reports to share the latest information on Milton’s wide variety of programs. That will be the case again on Thursday, with members touching on everything from Hopewell Baseball to adult activities to outdoor recreation programming.

This is followed on the agenda with the formal induction of Milton’s newest Junior Rangers. Led by Outdoor Recreation Supervisor Jen Young, the Junior Ranger program gives children opportunities to explore, learn, and love nature. More information on this program can be found online at www.miltonga.gov/JuniorRangers.

Young people can become Junior Rangers on their own, after venturing out in Milton and completing a workbook, or through activities run through the City such as the Junior Ranger Academy held over this past Spring Break. Afterward, the Junior Rangers can recite a pledge and receive a badge at a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting – as will happen Thursday evening.

PRAB then will discuss a possible new program partnership with Kidokinetics, which provides boys and girls -- as young as toddlers -- with fun, playful experiences in sports and physical education. (The company’s website is https://www.kidokinetics.com/.)

After this, the committee will roll into the “City Staff Reports” portion of the agenda. On Thursday, this will include an update on construction-related efforts involving several active parks in Milton.

Community Outreach Manager Emily Salerno next will share information on community events, such as the recent(and, once again, successful Community Egg Hunt as well as the upcoming horse-themed “Meet the Neighbors” slated for between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, at the City’s 21-acre Freemanville-Birmingham greenspace.

Following Thursday’s meeting, PRAB is next scheduled to convene on May 15.