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Fruit Heights council weighs park improvements, pickleball courts and funding options
Summary
Councilors discussed replacing park tables, building a memorial garden and restroom, installing pickleball courts, battery and lighting considerations and possible use of park-impact fees and donations to fund work.
Fruit Heights City Councilors discussed a range of proposed park improvements, including replacing picnic tables, a memorial garden, a single-stall restroom at a proposed northeast park site, and community-requested pickleball courts.
Staff described site-level constraints (existing sewer, water and fiber near the proposed restroom) and suggested a locking single-stall restroom to reduce vandalism. Councilors discussed replacing worn concrete picnic tables and whether to do replacements in phases. For pickleball courts, councilors debated cost-saving design choices such as partial fencing (center and ends only) versus full perimeter fencing, and whether the city should fund half the cost contingent on community fundraising to match the remainder.
On funding, staff said park-impact fees could be used for new facilities and that the city budget includes a $250,000 line if projects advance. Councilors also noted potential for resident donations or fundraising to offset costs. No final commitments were made; staff were asked to return cost estimates and a phased plan and to confirm eligibility of impact-fee funding for particular items.
