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Garden City commissioners recommend decommissioning underused Kiwanis Park racquetball court, endorse Kiwanis-led improvements

Garden City Parks & Recreation Commission · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The commission voted to recommend city council decommission the deteriorating racquetball structure and approved a Kiwanis Club plan to fund multi-year park improvements, including benches, playground upgrades, walking paths and future parking or shelter space.

Garden City’s Parks & Recreation Commission voted to recommend that the City Council decommission the aging racquetball structure at Kiwanis Park and approved a partnership with the Kiwanis Club to fund a staged program of park upgrades.

Parks staff presented an engineering review that documented slipping concrete footings, graffiti and limited use of the structure. “There is some deterioration of the court right now,” parks staff said, noting the city has not made recent investments to keep the facility safe or usable. John Fleming of the Kiwanis Club told the commission the club does…

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