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Pickleball, batting cage and playground projects advance after donations and council discussion

2985913 · April 14, 2025
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Summary

Parks staff outlined capital needs and a large private donation for the batting cage turf; council discussed using savings from the recent low parking-lot bid to finish landscaping around new pickleball courts and to reallocate a $50,000 line to complete immediate finishing work.

Centerville Parks Director described playground, pickleball and park projects at the April 10 budget retreat and reported a private donor’s gift that will cover artificial turf for the new batting cage.

Why it matters: Parks capital investments and private donations affect where money in the parks budget is spent and whether finishing work (irrigation and landscaping) around new features will be delayed or funded this year. Council discussed shifting a previously budgeted $50,000 (Randall property landscaping) to complete pickleball finishing while keeping longer‑term projects on next year’s list.

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