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Parks capital program update: SNPOMA, park bonds and major projects including Pavilion Olympic pool and Wayne Bunker pickleball
Summary
Deputy Director Patrick O’Meara outlined funding sources for parks capital projects and provided status updates on numerous FY26 projects, including a $12 million Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPOMA) award for an Olympic-sized pool at Pavilion and a 24-court Wayne Bunker pickleball complex in permitting.
Patrick O’Meara, deputy director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, gave a broad briefing on the parks capital improvement program, describing five primary funding sources and progress on many active projects.
O’Meara said the department typically pools funding from the city’s general fund, Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPOMA) grants (a Department of the Interior program), park bonds, the residential construction tax and internal asset-replacement funds. “SNPOMA stands for the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act,” he said, and the program can fund parks, trails and natural-area projects when federal land-sale proceeds are made available for grants.
He highlighted several large projects: the Pavilion Pool regional aquatic complex — an Olympic-sized pool financed in part by roughly $12 million in SNPOMA funds plus city dollars, with an early 2026 completion target — and the Wayne Bunker Regional Pickleball Complex, currently in permitting and planned to include 24 courts once built. O’Meara also referenced multiple ward-specific projects: Lone Mountain (Betty Wilson West) turf/parking/restroom upgrades and synthetic turf fields; Craig And Park rehabilitation (targeted for completion in Q3 2025); Rancho Oakee dog park entering permitting; and a range of pool and community-center renovations (Durango Hills, Centennial Hills, Veterans Memorial additions), design contracts and feasibility studies across wards.
O’Meara cautioned that the recent settlement on a separate matter (“the Badlands”) is weighing on budget planning and the department is being cautious in advancing projects pending budget hearings. He said the city’s budget process would continue and initial hearings were scheduled to start the following day.
Commissioners asked project-specific timeline questions, water-use and turf concerns for synthetic surfaces, and design-phase clarifications. No formal actions were taken during the presentation; O’Meara said he would provide more detailed project information as designs and permits progress.
