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Sandpoint finalizes Traverse Park shelter and prioritizes bike racks, tables
Summary
City staff reported progress on the new timber-frame picnic shelter and other finishing items at Traverse Park and asked the Parks and Recreation Commission to prioritize essential purchases — bike racks and ADA-accessible picnic tables — while postponing nonessential “nice-to-have” items.
Chairman Taylor Long called the Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Commission to order and commissioners heard a staff update on final work at Traverse Park, including a timeline for the timber-frame picnic shelter and options for picnic tables, bike racks and outdoor games.
The commission was told the shelter’s construction drawings arrived from Timber Frame HQ and a building permit would be submitted immediately. Trevor, a Parks Department staff member, said, “we think 3 weeks from now, the shelter is gonna be done,” and outlined who will install the shelter framing, the roofing work and final site items.
The shelter’s roof materials and some labor will be subsidized by a $5,000 contribution from SkyRight Roofing, staff said. Thompson Fence will install deep piers and sleeves for a heavy shade structure and for new batting cage footings; staff said the shade’s foundation holes will be approximately 30 inches in diameter and 8…
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