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Nelson council narrows Master Park plan to Option A; debates court surfacing, garden fencing and parking material
Summary
Council members discussed two Master Park design options and signaled support for Option A, debating court orientation, asphalt versus concrete surfacing, community-garden fencing and gravel versus asphalt parking.
Council members narrowed the Master Park design to “Option A” after an extended review of two layouts and features, focusing debate on basketball-pickleball court orientation, court surfacing and parking material.
The mayor led council discussion at the March 3 meeting and described the difference between the two layouts: “the change was… the basketball court is facing north and south in option 1 and it's east and west in option 2,” the mayor said, adding that the north–south orientation reduces sun glare for players. Council then discussed other design elements including community-garden fencing, raised garden-bed boxes, paint/color schemes for courts, and a planned pedestrian bridge.
The choice of court surfacing drew the most technical discussion. Wendy Lyle, identified by a council member as a local contact on the matter, told the council that properly installed asphalt can be satisfactory but…
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