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Palm Springs parks director summarizes hires, public art approvals, playground completions and summer programming
Summary
At the March 20 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting staff announced a new assistant director, a new recreation program assistant, multiple completed and accepted park installations, and a list of upcoming community events and programs.
Parks staff provided a wide-ranging director's report at the March 20 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, announcing new personnel, completed park improvements, public-art approvals and a schedule of spring and summer events.
The report said the City Council on March 12 approved on-call emergency restoration and remediation services contracts and accepted several completed installations: playground equipment at Baristo Park and outdoor exercise equipment at Desert Highland Park. Staff also reported completion and council acceptance pending for LED field lighting at Danube Park and Palm Springs Stadium.
Personnel and public art Staff announced two personnel additions: Sebastian Napier, hired as a recreation program assistant at the Demuth Community Center, and Nisha Thomas, appointed assistant director of parks and recreation with a start date of April 14. Staff…
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