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Committee prioritizes signage, water fountain and netting for Friendship Park ahead of summer
Summary
Members identified near-term work for Friendship Park—replace or repair drinking fountain, reinstall park rules signage, add basketball netting and address two dead trees—and agreed to reallocate previously earmarked funds to complete high-priority tasks before summer.
The committee reviewed outstanding priorities for Friendship Park and agreed on short-term items to address before summer: replacing or repairing the drinking fountain, reinstalling or replacing vandalized park-rules signage, installing netting on basketball hoops and removing at least two dead trees that pose a hazard.
Members said some funds previously allocated for a different entrance had been reallocated to the park and that small in-house projects (signage, netting, tree removal and fountain ordering) could be completed quickly. They discussed longer-term elements—play equipment replacement, dog-park conversion and lighting—that would require larger planning and contracts. The mayor and parks/DPW staff were asked to meet with council representatives to develop a timeline and implement immediate fixes within available funds.
