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Richland parks director reports progress on courts, platform and a June bid for Columbia Playfield parking

Richland Parks and Recreation Commission · April 9, 2026
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Director Waite told the commission the Leslie Rose Park tennis-court replacement has resumed, the Columbia Point Marina viewing platform is mostly finished, and the city will bid a north parking-lot project at Columbia Playfield with a roughly 90-day construction window expected to start in late June.

Director Waite gave the Parks and Recreation Commission a report on maintenance and near-term capital projects on April 9, saying operational adjustments and project schedules should return some facilities to service this year.

Waite said the city's new park supervisor kept some seasonal employees through the winter so staff could get ahead on spring projects. That approach, Waite said, helped accelerate aeration, fertilization and irrigation start-ups and allowed earlier progress on…

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