Coleman Memorial Park trustees outline upgrades and win $5,000 tourism grant
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Summary
Trustees and Friends of Coleman Memorial Park updated commissioners on new amenities and fundraising efforts, described plans to convert a former mini‑golf building into a community center, and won a $5,000 hotel‑tax grant to support a regional summer concert series.
Representatives from Coleman Memorial Park told commissioners the park has expanded programming and facilities and is building local attendance. Jay Green, treasurer of the trustees, and Joe Morales, vice president, described recent projects including a new pickleball court funded in part with ARPA money, a constructed dog park, and roughly 5,200 visitors and 63 county‑wide youth baseball games last year.
Trustees said they have launched an "adopt‑a‑bench" memorial program, raised about $20,000 in a first fundraising appeal and plan to convert the old mini‑golf facility into the Coleman Community Center for meetings and rentals. Friends of Coleman Memorial Park described resumed summer concerts, a Harvest Fest, and other community programming including a Latino festival and planned movie nights.
Commissioners approved a $5,000 hotel‑tax grant toward the park’s summer concert series, which has an overall project budget of $8,500. Friends said the series draws out‑of‑town visitors and that the organization would provide a match; commissioners discussed match requirements and approved the award.
Why it matters: The park draws regional visitors and the grant is intended to support tourism and local economic activity. Trustees said plans such as geotagging trees and pursuing arboretum status will attract new visitors.
Next steps: Trustees will continue fundraising and proceed with planned facility conversions and event scheduling; county staff will process the hotel‑tax grant award.