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Board discusses pickleball courts and Cooper Valley Park plans; parks projects deferred to next year
Summary
Board members were told pickleball courts are included in next year’s budget and Cooper Valley Park work is constrained by a gas line, limiting structures but allowing sidewalks, parking and grant-funded improvements.
Board members briefly discussed several parks items after the funding motion, including pickleball courts and work at Cooper Valley Park.
Speaker 6 asked where pickleball courts will be located; Speaker 3 said courts "are in next year's budget y'all approved." The discussion made clear the courts are a budgeted, not immediate, project.
Speaker 3 described Cooper Valley Park as limited by an underground gas line that prevents building structures over it. He said the city will pursue grants and that feasible improvements include sidewalks, a gazebo and parking—work that would avoid placing structures above the gas line. Speaker 3 said staff will bring plans and ideas forward for future consideration and that they would get the utility’s maps and approval before siting improvements.
The board also heard a suggestion that Marshall Miller of JYSA (the youth association) present coordinated event ideas at an upcoming meeting.
What’s next: The pickleball courts remain in next year’s budget; staff will pursue grants and further review for Cooper Valley Park and report back when plans are more developed.
