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Resident urges city to clean Oasis Park pond, restore miniature-golf obstacles and remove brush pile
Summary
Berna Hampton told the City Council during public comment that the pond and miniature-golf area at Oasis Park need maintenance and that a large brush pile at the south end of the lake is a safety and access concern.
Berna Hampton told the City Council during public comment that the pond and miniature-golf area at Oasis Park need maintenance and that a large brush pile at the south end of the lake is a safety and access concern. “This is the miniature golf. You’ll see there’s no obstacles there. This is the brush at the south end of the pond,” Hampton said as she distributed photographs.
The issue matters because the pond is used for recreational fishing and the surrounding park areas are contracted for maintenance. A council member read an email from the Department of Fish and Wildlife saying the agency “will not be restocking in 2025, but we’ll restock 500 adult rainbow trout in April ’26,” and said Trout Lodge has independently stocked several hundred large trout in the past.
Council discussion focused on who is responsible for maintenance and stocking. Council members said Oasis Park’s grounds and the pond area are managed under a contractor arrangement and that staff will reopen conversations with that contractor about remedies and possible upgrades to the park and pond maintenance. One council member summarized: “We’re gonna defer back to the contract with the people that are running Oasis Park.”
Speakers at the meeting also noted the park’s shallow pond — about 4 feet deep, according to remarks during discussion — warms and becomes “scummy” in summer, which limits fishing in warm months. Hampton told the council she observed people fishing at 8:31 a.m. the day of the meeting and asked whether the city could require more regular restocking and better upkeep of the miniature-golf obstacles.
The council did not adopt a new policy or vote on immediate repairs during the meeting; members directed staff to review the contracted responsibilities for Oasis Park, to discuss options with the contractor and to report back at a future meeting. The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s restocking plan and Trout Lodge’s occasional, informal stocking were described as separate responsibilities.
The council also noted that a planned presentation recognizing the wastewater treatment plant’s outstanding performance was delayed to a later meeting.
