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Resident urges fixes at Manatee Park; staff says lights and fountain have been ordered

Culture and Leisure Services Advisory Board · January 30, 2026
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Summary

A local resident told the Culture and Leisure board that only one of five parking-lot lights at Manatee Park works regularly and that a pavilion drinking fountain is dirty; staff said replacement lights and a fountain have been purchased and installation is scheduled in coming months.

At the Culture and Leisure Services Advisory Board meeting, resident Joyce Ward described long-standing maintenance and safety concerns at Manatee Park, saying she has attended exercise classes there for years and that “of the 5 parking lot lights ... only 1 at most is functioning at any given time.”

Ward said she has reported issues to staff, including broken electrical outlets and a dirty water fountain at the pavilion. She told the board the dim…

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