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Staff reports: inclusive EMIS playground construction, Main Street Landing groundbreaking and Riverview Terrace meeting announced
Summary
Parks staff said construction is scheduled to begin on an ARPA-funded inclusive playground at EMIS, invited board members to a Main Street Landing groundbreaking on April 3 at 1 p.m., and noted a neighborhood meeting about Riverview Terrace Park parking that evening at 6:30 p.m.
Parks staff updated the advisory board on multiple items in a staff-report segment. Chad and other staff presented renderings and said construction was scheduled to begin on an ARPA-funded inclusive playground at EMIS; staff said this project completes the neighborhood park improvement ARPA allocations (except for some remaining funding in Main Street Landing).
Staff distributed invitations to a ceremonial groundbreaking for Main Street Landing scheduled for April 3 at 1 p.m. and asked advisory-board members to attend if available. The invitation was described as a ceremonial event with traditional “gold shovels.”
Staff also said Alderwoman McGinnis would host a neighborhood meeting that same evening at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers to discuss Riverview Terrace Park and options to restore limited vehicle access or parking after years of internal access being blocked because of nuisance issues. Staff encouraged members to attend or offered to follow up with the meeting outcome.
Other operational notes in the staff report included recent adjustments to front-desk hours to better support River's Edge evening public skate and drop-in hockey hours; staff said Sundays had been reduced when historically slow but the department is adding some Sunday coverage because of increased weekend reservations and activities. Staff said the conservatory’s Easter Sunday status was not certain and they would follow up with the reason for any closure. The parks director said Red Hawk Range had opened for some days and that the department generally targets April for golf-course openings but does not set a hard date because of weather variability.
No formal board action was taken on these items; they were presented as staff updates and invitations.
