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Committee members outline plan to renovate Sharon Springs Park, Sexton Hall and tax office kiosk
Summary
Committee members and staff presented a consolidated renovation plan to rehabilitate Sharon Springs Park, refresh Sexton Hall and add a tax commissioner's kiosk, highlighting turf athletic fields, new parking and drainage, a second entrance at Clow Road and stormwater upgrades to reduce future disruptions.
Committee member 1 said officials will consolidate work on Sharon Springs Park, Sexton Hall and a tax commissioner's kiosk so the sites are renovated together and county crews "will be out of here except for maintenance" for about "25 years or so."
The project team described three linked components: rehabilitating Sharon Springs Park in the southeastern part of the county (a heavily used venue for youth and adult sports and other programs), refreshing Sexton Hall's grounds and adding a kiosk for the tax commissioner's office. Questioner summarized the scope as "Sharon Springs Park, the tax commissioners, and Sexton Hall" and asked why the county was combining the work.
Presenter said the consolidation is intended to limit recurring construction impacts. "So when we get finished, we'll be out of here except for maintenance and that sort of thing for, you know, for the next 25 years or so," the Presenter said. The Presenter added that the project will include a new second entrance at Clow Road and work to reconfigure parking and drainage within the park.
On Sexton Hall, the Presenter said the scope focuses on exterior site work: redoing the parking lot, shifting some spaces to the east side of the facility, improving landscaping and storage, and extending trails around the building. (The transcript includes the word "airport" at one line; context and surrounding discussion indicate the speaker meant "facility".)
Regarding the athletic fields, the Presenter said the selected contractor proposed turf infields so play can resume shortly after rain and lightning conditions clear. "That's gonna be a big step forward," Committee member 2 said of the turf option, adding that staff hope the community will accept the change because turf reduces rain-related cancellations compared with dirt infields.
The Presenter also listed sitework intended to improve stormwater management: adding curb and gutter to parking areas that currently drain as sheet flow, installing an underground storm sewer for greater water storage and control, and using pervious paving to support water-quality improvements and additional stormwater storage.
Committee member 1 said residents have made park upkeep and access a clear priority. "The citizens have told us they've been loud and clear that these are important to their quality of life," the committee member said, and described the renovations as a direct response to those requests.
No formal vote or dollar amounts were announced in the presentation. Project timeline details, funding sources and contract costs were not specified in the discussion; staff indicated work would be staged to minimize future disturbance but did not provide a firm completion date beyond the goal of long-term reduced disruption.
The committee's presentation concluded with an emphasis on limiting repeated construction in the same area and improving playing conditions and stormwater infrastructure; no formal action or vote was recorded in the transcript.
