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Player asks city to increase maintenance at Cody Park pickleball courts
Summary
A resident told the commission the newly built Cody Park pickleball courts accumulate leaves behind fencing and requested weekly fall maintenance for the south courts and quicker staff responses to public inquiries.
William Bentley, a Leavenworth resident who said he has lived at 1912 Evergreen Street since 1991, thanked the commission for the new Cody Park pickleball courts and asked the city to add regular maintenance during the fall to remove leaves that collect inside fenced court areas.
Bentley said the four south courts, separated by a fence, retain leaves that become slippery and a safety concern when wet. He asked that the maintenance crew that mows at Cody Park consider visiting weekly in the fall to remove the leaves, and that when temperatures rise above 45 degrees Fahrenheit for several days and courts are playable staff take steps to clear snow without damaging court surfaces. Bentley referenced an email from a city staffer, and he said he and other players have not received responses by phone or email when they ask about court conditions.
Bentley recommended including timely responses to telephone calls and emails in the parks and recreation director's performance appraisal (24—24—8 hours was the range he suggested). The commission said concerns about staff response times should be handled through the city manager's office and agreed to have someone look into the maintenance and court-damage concerns.
No formal action was taken during the meeting; commissioners acknowledged the request and asked staff to follow up.
