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Council pursues CDBG grant for parks, ballfield and playground improvements
Summary
Council reported completing a low- and moderate-income survey for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application and discussed proposals including a permanent barbecue pit, shade screens over playgrounds, ballfield completion and adding pickleball markings to existing courts.
The council reported progress on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application following door-to-door low- and moderate-income surveys. Speaker 1 said the application window requires submissions by late January and described potential projects: a permanent barbecue pit at the pavilion, garage doors for the pavilion, shade screens over playgrounds, and finishing the baseball diamond with fencing and improved backstops.
Members debated likely cost estimates and scope. Speaker 4 suggested a $300,000 target for the project while others discussed a range of needs including fence work, dugouts, backstop extension and irrigation. For near-term recreation improvements, members discussed painting pickleball lines on the existing tennis court, using tape or permanent paint and acquiring an adjustable net.
Speaker 1 said other communities were applying as well and that staff would need to pick shovel-ready projects. The council asked staff to include the described park and ballfield improvements in the grant application and to try to provide more precise cost estimates before submission.
