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City hires parks staff and says Hattery Park playground, restrooms are planned but not yet budgeted
Summary
City parks staff announced multiple hires, including a new assistant parks and recreation director, and said playground improvements at Hattery Park are planned; installing new restrooms will require additional funding and is not in the current budget.
City parks staff told the Nevada City Council that Jason Kingsbury will return as the assistant parks and recreation director and that the department has filled several labor and custodian positions.
Parks staff said Kingsbury previously worked for the city and will rejoin to support programming and facilities. The parks director said another hire, Wyatt, will start if an offer is signed, and that Angela Johnson has been hired as a permanent part-time custodian. Zach Anderson will join recreation programming after transferring from another city role; staff described the changes as internal reassignments to cover programming and operations.
Councilmembers also discussed Hattery Park. Staff said playground equipment replacement and other refurbishments are included in the park project plans, and that new restrooms are intended but are expensive and not currently in the budget. Parks staff said short-term fixes such as painting and other refurbishments could be done within the current project scope while a full restroom replacement would require future funding.
No ordinance or funding action was taken; staff said project planning and small refurbishments will proceed and that restroom construction will be considered when funding is available.
