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City staff report on road work, water projects and rec facilities; pickleball courts estimated at $1.3 million
Summary
Public-works and planning staff updated the council on multiple construction projects — road closures on 1100 West, slurry and chip-seal schedules, irrigation and pond work, a bidding schedule for the Dixie Springs well, and recreation projects including a $1.3 million estimated cost for proposed pickleball courts.
City staff gave council regular updates on public-works, water and recreation projects, and outlined timelines and costs for several projects underway.
Public-works staff said 1100 West will be closed for approximately three days next week for culvert work; drivers were advised to use farm roads and posted detours. Slurry-seal and chip-seal work is scheduled to begin around April 14, with downtown streets and Dixie Springs projects identified for surface treatments.
Staff reported the MS4 stormwater plan is posted on the city’s website and that the city has provided links to the county hazardous-waste collection site. The irrigation-efficiency project and the Frog Hollow Dam project are under construction with weekly coordination meetings underway. Water staff said the Dixie Springs well-equipment project is scheduled to go to bid on April 15; bids will be publicly opened in council chambers. Sky Ranch well water-quality samples returned a TDS of about 244, noted staff; most other wells had TDS around 500.
Parks and recreation staff updated the council on the four-court gym (now framed and progressing), pickleball-court planning and associated cost estimates. Staff told the council that preliminary design proposals for the pickleball courts produced a price tag of about $1,300,000; staff said that figure is roughly double prior cost estimates and that the city does not currently have sufficient budgeted funds, so staff will pursue lower-cost alternatives and funding options. Staff said they will seek design proposals with phased or lower-cost options to present to the council.
Staff also outlined community events and facility updates: spring sports, an Easter egg hunt scheduled for April 18–19 with a 9 a.m. start, a car show concurrent with the hunt, and an upcoming state-of-the-city event on April 28. The four-court gym’s construction will affect parking during phased construction, and staff asked residents to report concerns as contractors manage staging and excavations.
Council members asked questions about timelines and traffic coordination; staff said they would continue to provide notices and maps of closures and work schedules.
