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50 Morristown Magazine “There’s a business side of parks and rec,” he said. The program is also easier from a user stan- dpoint as well, he explained. Now parents can sign their kids up for youth sports via their computer or mobile device and do not have to come down to the parks and rec building to fill out paperwork. “I’ve just aimed to look at things with fresh eyes,” he said. “In the first year, I’ve been tr- ying to go through the ways and things that have been done and make tweaks. Some of those tweaks include new events like the Bluegrass Festival on the Downtown Green as well as summer sports camps at the Talley-Ward Center as well as the fall flag foot- ball league. Barbee pointed to the increased usage of Ta- lley Ward as one of the places where the de- partment has made progress. “It had become an underused asset,” he ex- plained. With the arrival of Morristown Landing – which has drawn a significant amount of Mo- Lil’ Road Racers take to the path- ways of Fred Mill- er Park.