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Stockton parks manager outlines Pixie Woods reopening, Columbus Park renovation timeline and spring projects
Summary
City parks manager reported timelines and status updates for Pixie Woods, Columbus Park renovation, playground refurbishments, tree planting grants and several maintenance projects at the March 27 commission meeting.
Colin Scott, parks manager for the City of Stockton, told the Parks & Recreation Commission on March 27 that the department is shifting to a summer maintenance schedule and advancing several capital and maintenance projects, including work at Pixie Woods and a grant-funded Columbus Park renovation expected to finish in mid-2025.
The report summarized why the items matter to residents: the department is preparing parks for the busy season, completing several playground refurbishments and using council-allocated funds and outside grants to repair or replace equipment and infrastructure across the city.
Scott said the parks department will move to a summer schedule in April with weekly mowing and daily trash service; the offseason schedule reduces mowing to twice a month and trash pickup to four days a week. Ongoing wet weather has slowed the tree-removal crew’s work after recent…
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