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Troy parks staff complete Duke Park restrooms, begin Hurlinger basketball-court upgrades as spring work ramps up
Summary
At the March 11 Troy Board of Park Commissioners meeting, staff reported completion of the Duke Park ball-field restroom project, ongoing tree removals and mowing preparations, and removal/installation work at Hurlinger Park’s basketball court ahead of planned paving in April.
Troy Board of Park Commissioners staff reported multiple spring maintenance and facility projects are underway at the board’s March 11 meeting.
Parks operations supervisor Mister Drake said the Duke Park ball-field restroom project is complete and that new partitions were installed this week. “We do anticipate with the warmer temperatures the water to be turned on, sometime yet this week,” Mister Drake said. He added that youth practices have already started at the field and that the new fixtures “look fantastic.”
Tree removals remain in progress, Drake said, and crews expect to finish removals before regular mowing begins. Parks staff said they anticipate starting routine mowing within the next few weeks as turf growth increases.
Work at Hurlinger Park’s basketball court is also underway. Drake said crews have removed the old posts and backboards and installed new posts; paving is planned “hopefully in early April” pending the local asphalt plant resuming operations. “So all that ahead of the paving that’s gonna take place hopefully in early April as soon as the the asphalt plant gets opened back up,” Drake said.
Golf and course operations staff reported a parallel ramp-up for the golf course. Mister Boer, who briefed the board on golf operations, said part-time staff are returning and crews have begun mowing greens and collars; he said fairways and rough have not yet been mowed. “It’s been a very busy few days, as we get ramped up here,” Boer said.
The board did not take formal action on these routine updates. Staff said the Hurlinger basketball-court work is part of the projects already authorized and that larger renovation concepts would come later if the board and city council pursue a broader redesign.
Looking ahead, staff said follow-up items will include scheduling and cost estimates for larger renovation work and coordination with contractors for paving once the asphalt plant reopens.
