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Community group asks Oroville council for $60,000 to build bocce courts at local golf course
Summary
Organizers told the council they have volunteer labor and community interest for regulation‑size bocce courts at the golf course but need an estimated $60,000 in startup funds and assistance identifying grant and in‑kind options.
Janice White and members of a community bocce group asked the Oroville City Council during public comment on April 1 for financial help and city assistance to build regulation‑size bocce courts at the local golf course (and related recreational sites).
The nut graf: organizers said they already have substantial community interest and volunteer support, and they requested city help identifying potential grant funding or use of supplemental benefit funds to cover initial capital costs, which they estimated at about $60,000.
Speakers said at least 100 people had expressed interest in participating, local volunteers and contractors had offered to donate labor and materials, and the group was pursuing grant opportunities used for similar park projects at Hewitt Park. They described the courts as regulation size for tournaments and said long‑term maintenance and management would be provided by the community club.
The mayor asked the group to leave contact information with the clerk. A staff member suggested the supplemental benefits fund as a potential source and said staff would look into “creative ways of helping out.” No formal council action, vote, or funding commitment was made during the meeting.
Ending: staff will follow up with the organizers about funding options and the clerk will retain the group's written materials for the minutes.
