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Parks report: Big 4 Trail work, lifeguard hires and pickleball courts coming to Memorial Park
Summary
Parks and Recreation Director John Messenger reported crews nearing completion of Big 4 Trail maintenance, hired summer staff including 23 lifeguards and five concession workers, and said Memorial Park pickleball court construction will begin this month with hopes to host events when complete.
Parks and Recreation Director John Messenger told the Board of Works on Feb. 10 that the parks maintenance crew has logged about 200 man-hours on the Big 4 Trail and expects to finish the current work by the end of the week. He said staff have trimmed trees along the trail to Sam Plant Road and are servicing equipment ahead of spring construction.
Messenger reported the department completed hiring for the 2015 summer season (recorded in transcript as 20 25 summer season) and hired 23 new lifeguards and five concession stand workers; Thomas Ingalls has been recertified as a lifeguard certification instructor and will run two lifeguard certification classes for summer staff.
The department will start construction on Memorial Park pickleball courts this month and plans to run a spring pickleball league with hopes to host a Fourth of July tournament around the July 4 holiday if the courts are complete. Messenger also noted work on park bathrooms, water-pump-house deep cleaning and other routine maintenance.
Messenger invited the public to participate in a snowman contest (photo submissions accepted through Valentine's Day) and said pool-party availability for the summer is limited.
