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Waterford City staff update council on parks programs, downtown projects and tennis court bid
Summary
City staff told the Waterford City Council the youth basketball league is enrolling and that five downtown construction projects are underway, including a delayed Pasadena signalization job; the city has put tennis courts out to bid and expects resurfacing to take about two to three weeks once work begins.
Waterford City staff briefed the Waterford City Council on parks and public-works activity Tuesday, reporting that a youth basketball league is accepting signups, a Triangle Park grant application is under review, five downtown construction projects remain active and the city has placed tennis-court resurfacing out to bid.
The updates came during the council’s regular meeting. Parks and recreation staff member Mrs. Sautner said the basketball league “is already up going,” that signups began the first of the month, tryouts are planned for Nov. 22 and the first games are scheduled for Dec. 2. She said league volunteers and committee members are meeting and that the league’s meetings take place the first Monday of every month at Pizza Plus at 6 p.m.
The league’s early enrollment was small: Sautner said three people had signed up for the first session. She also described logistics the city is considering during construction periods, including temporarily relocating play while courts are resurfaced.
On parks and capital projects, Sautner told the council the city is participating in a grant process for improvements to Triangle Park; city staff and several residents attended community engagement sessions, and the city should learn in October whether the application scored high enough to receive funding. The community’s preferred project elements included a walkway, gazebo, benches and trees, she said.
Public-works updates focused on five downtown projects that city staff said are mostly on schedule. Sautner said work on Pasadena’s signalization has been delayed because foundations were placed too close to power poles; contractors must reorder poles and relocate foundations, and the project is on standby pending materials delivery. She said work on E Street is expected to be ready for Heritage Day, and crews have removed trees, re-poured concrete and installed irrigation near the library.
The city has put the tennis-court resurfacing project out to bid; Sautner said bids should close in about 30 days and that, after award, vendors will need to provide bonds and insurance. She told council members that resurfacing typically requires warmer weather and that contractors often pause such work when temperatures fall, so the city hopes to begin construction by the end of October. Once work begins, Sautner estimated the active resurfacing would take about two to three weeks; removing and powder-coating the fences may extend the schedule.
Council members asked about safety and traffic near active work zones and about when the Pasadena lights will be operational; staff said no delivery date was available because the city must wait for reordered materials. Staff also noted the boom truck used to hang the Heritage Day banner had recent hydraulic issues but was back in service and the banner would be installed that week. Heritage Day is scheduled for the first Saturday in October.
Sautner closed by reminding the council that the community center had its grand opening on National Night Out and described it as a “beautiful building.”
The council took no substantive policy votes on the items discussed; the meeting record shows only routine motions to adopt the agenda, approve the consent calendar and adjourn, all approved without recorded roll-call tallies.
