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Johns Island Park renovations on track for early February, city and CCSD to confirm closures and restoration plans
Summary
City and Charleston County School District staff told the Recreation Committee the Johns Island Park field renovations are on schedule for turnover in early February; CCSD will consider a grass infield for Field 3, and staff will confirm fence timing, court closures and whether temporarily displaced disc golf areas will be restored.
Mister Hamer, representing the project team for the Johns Island Park/CCSD renovation, told the Recreation Committee on Dec. 16 that two renovated fields are nearing turnover and that the contractor is targeting early February for delivery to the school district so spring practices can begin.
Hamer said turf, fencing and dugouts are in place and that remaining punch‑list items include pavilion finishes, parking work and batting‑cage completion. He said the scoreboard installation remains scheduled for mid‑January. On Field 3, Hamer said the city had been amenable to a grass infield requested by CCSD; staff will prepare a scope of work and a solicitation next month, and the preferred in‑ground construction window discussed was roughly September–December (with flexibility around weather and scheduling).
Hamer told the committee that construction management met with the homeowners association about the privacy fence and that staff will avoid committing to post‑installation tree plantings until the final fence alignment is set; he recommended delaying planting decisions until the fence is installed and exact placement is known. He also said the team would double‑check whether only courts with active fence replacement would be closed and would follow up with the committee and CCSD about signage for users.
Councilmembers pressed for clarity about court closures and signage. Councilmember McBride noted drainage improvements from the renovations and asked for public notice so coaches and parents would know which courts were unavailable; Hamer and Jason Kronsberg agreed to confirm the closure list and communicate that information to the committee and to user groups.
The committee did not take any formal votes on Johns Island project changes during the meeting; staff committed to follow up on the outstanding items and return with confirmations.
Next steps: staff to prepare a turf scope of work for Field 3, confirm the precise court closure schedule and report back on disc golf restoration and tree‑planting possibilities after fence placement is final.
