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Parks and Recreation highlights new programs and seeks $500,000 grant for Boundless Backyard expansion
Summary
Parks and Recreation presenter Nate Williams gave the combined Parks, Recreation and Community Center annual report on June 16, outlining program growth, a multi‑phase Boundless Backyard park project and a pending $500,000 matching grant request that would fund phase two of a playground and amenities.
Nate Williams, presenting the 2024 combined Parks, Recreation and Community Center annual report to the City Council on June 16, said the department consolidated services to reduce public confusion, expanded programming and continues developing the Boundless Backyard park off Milwaukee Street.
Williams told the council the department manages about 118 acres of parkland, offers youth sports from toddlers through eighth grade, fitness classes (roughly 70 per week), senior programming that served more than 13,000 meal contacts in 2024, and an aquatics program that completed its first full outdoor season since reopening.
The department reported program counts and facility usage: about 796…
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