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Coleman Memorial Park trustees report 2024 season; $50,000 state grant to add pickleball courts
Summary
Coleman Memorial Park trustees reported a busy 2024 season — concerts, races and new amenities — and said the park received a $50,000 state grant to convert a tennis court to four pickleball courts; a connector trail linking nearby parks is under construction and a dog park design is nearing completion.
Dave Funk, chairman of the Coleman Memorial Park Board of Trustees, presented a summary of 2024 activities and improvements and thanked the city and county for support.
Funk said the park hosted a wide range of events in 2024 including a 5K run, an Easter egg hunt, Music in the Park’s 33rd season (13 shows), SpinStock, the 38th annual baseball hitting contest and a scholastic mountain-bike race. He said disc golf completed its first full season and that the park’s baseball fields draw teams from the region.
Funk credited partnerships with local groups — Friends of Coleman Park, Making A Difference, volunteer organizers such as Jandy Goshert and Skip Wolf, and county support — for the event schedule and upkeep. He said the city paved about 100 feet of Bayshore Drive adjacent to the park and assisted with equipment repairs such as furnace replacement in park structures.
Funk told the council the park secured a $50,000 state grant to convert the tennis court by the amphitheater into four pickleball courts and said design for a dog park is in the final stages. He also reported the connector trail to Union Canal Park is roughed in and under construction; park staff hope to have paving completed this spring, weather permitting, and to open the trail before the baseball season begins. Funk said the county provides annual funding and that grant support will help finish the pickleball courts.
Funk also reported governance changes: trustee Dave Snoke retired, longtime treasurer Bob (last name not recorded) retired, and four new trustees joined the board — Jay Green, Chris Smith, Cornell (no last name given) and Cindy Rauch.
Mayor Sherry Alcopello and councilmembers praised the park as a regional asset. Members of the public and park volunteers noted upcoming events for 2025 including a 5K on April 19 and a safety festival on June 28. A member of the public said colemanpark.com is the park’s new website and described a bench-dedication program and a successful first-year fundraising appeal that supported the pickleball conversion and other improvements.
The council did not take formal action on the report; it was presented as an informational update and to acknowledge volunteer and intergovernmental support.
