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Selma rec board urges update to master plan after outdated data hindered grant scoring; flags tennis-court and field work
Summary
Advisory members said the parks master plan is out of date — the most recent population figure in the document is from 2020 — and warned that inaccuracy has cost grant points previously; they also questioned recent court/field work and asked staff to reconcile project timing and maintenance before large capital spending.
The Town of Selma Recreation Advisory Board on Tuesday called for a thorough update of the parks master plan and pressed staff to clarify recent on-the-ground work at parks before the board endorses capital expenditures.
Board members said the version in the packet contains outdated population figures (the most recent number listed was 2020), which — they said — had previously led to lost points on Part F grant applications. “This thing's not fleshed out completely. I made some of the edits to it...we lost points on both times,” one board member said, urging an up-to-date document for future grant competitiveness.
Members also raised specific site concerns. Edgebrook was cited for a drainage issue; locked-lighted courts that cannot be activated were noted as misleading if the master plan lists the park as lighted; and recent importation of dirt to a soccer field prompted questions about coordination and planting timing. One member said the dirt work could set back longer-term field improvement plans.
Staff said they will collect edits, confirm who 'owns' the document administratively, and provide a Word or editable copy so the board can redline the plan. The presenter acknowledged interim status and said final expectations for the board’s role in editing will be clarified with the director.
No formal change to the plan was adopted; board members asked staff to consolidate changes and return with an updated draft for review and use in grant applications.
