County conservation reports disc-golf installation, storm damage and unresolved state review at Prairie and Spruce Creek parks

Nate, county conservation staff, told the Jackson County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that crews are still cleaning storm damage at Spruce Creek and that construction has begun on a disc-golf course at Prairie Creek.

The report matters because the parks need repairs, new maintenance plans and state approvals for a water-quality project before managers consider the sites fully stabilized and open for expanded use.

Nate said last weekend’s storms “we lost multiple trees” at Spruce Creek and that crews have closed some sites while they wait for a bucket truck to finish debris removal. “Our goal is to get the roads open and safety first for everybody in the park,” he said, adding that staff had discussed complaints from one camper and felt they had been fair in their response.

At Prairie Creek, Nate said excavation and installation of baskets and pads for a disc-golf course have started. He said the current contractor arrangement includes Trader Construction with “Alvalia” as…