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Mayor highlights Lagoon Park tournament, new community center and fall events
Summary
The mayor said a national youth baseball tournament at Lagoon Park drew more than 12,000 visitors and about $4.1 million in estimated economic impact, the Courtney Harmon Pruitt Community Center is nearing completion, and the city is hosting several fall events including the FCS kickoff and Red Tails Classic.
The mayor told the Montgomery City Council that recent investments in parks and community centers are producing visitor and economic activity and previewed a slate of upcoming fall events.
He said the Lagoon Park Softball Complex recently hosted a national youth baseball tournament that "bought over 12,000 visitors and generated an estimated $4,100,000 in economic impact, in just 1 week." The mayor said those results are generating questions about further upgrades and said some of the funds are planned in next year's budget.
On community facilities, the mayor said the Courtney Harmon Pruitt Community Center is "nearing completion" and "expected to open later this year," though he acknowledged "we had a few hiccups there we had to get corrected." He said the administration is discussing phase 2 and phase 3 upgrades for other centers across the city.
The mayor also promoted upcoming events hosted or partnered with the city: an 11th annual FCS kickoff classic featuring UC Davis and Mercer (date not specified in his remarks), the Red Tails Classic on Aug. 31 between Tuskegee University and Winston-Salem State University, the 30th annual Buckmasters Expo at the Convention Center Aug. 15–17, and the Riverbend Brewfest and Country Jamboree on Sept. 12. He said the city is "courting breweries" as part of its downtown retail strategy and encouraged attendance.
The mayor described a Parks and Recreation civic-engagement summer workshop in which more than 300 children ages 4 to 16 participated; he credited leadership from a Bloomberg Harvard City Fellow (name in the transcript was unclear) who "brought her expertise in civic innovation to guide and inspire the session." He also invited summer interns forward to receive certificates.
Ending: The mayor did not propose or request immediate council action on these items during the meeting; his remarks framed facilities and events as background for the FY2026 budget discussion and community outreach.
