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Commission raises safety and maintenance concerns at Catino Park; staff pledges inspections and follow-up
Summary
Commissioners and residents called attention to trash, damaged turf seams, sagging netting, corroded light towers and other maintenance and safety issues at Catino Park. Public works and parks staff committed to inspections, repairs and budget planning; no formal action or vote was taken.
Commissioners, park staff and residents spent a substantial portion of the meeting detailing persistent maintenance and safety issues at Catino Park and asking the city to accelerate inspections and repairs. No formal motion was taken; staff pledged to inspect the site, prioritize repairs and report back to the commission.
What was discussed Commissioner Tara Maxwell and other commissioners listed a range of issues they observed at Catino Park: litter on the field, sagging protective netting along the San Pablo Avenue side, weakened fence rails and gaps under fencing, seams separating in the artificial turf (especially at high-use spots such as home plate and the pitcher’s area), damaged soccer nets, vandalized bicycle-repair station tools, a malfunctioning bottle-filling water fountain, missing retaining-wall caps near the…
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