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Richland parks director reports progress on courts, platform and a June bid for Columbia Playfield parking
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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 landscaping projects.
On capital work, Waite reported that tennis-court construction at Leslie Rose Park has resumed after winter pauses and will require a temporary trail detour while work completes. He also said the Columbia Point Marina viewing platform is mostly finished but needs asphalt repairs before final completion.
The city plans to go to bid shortly for a north parking-lot project at Columbia Playfield, Waite said, and expects a roughly 90-day construction window starting in late June with a goal to finish before the school year begins. "We're going out to bid very shortly for that project, and we plan to have about a 90 day construction window starting in late June," he said.
Waite said the West Village Community Park playground, previously recommended by the commission, will be taken to city council on the 21st for final approval; staff will place orders for equipment after council action. He also described changes to turf-field maintenance at Clay Veil Park following a recent turf-management certification for the new supervisor.
Commissioners asked about the Columbia Pointe Golf Course lease; Waite said negotiations are complete and the agreement is under a detailed internal legal review, including outside real-estate counsel, and is not yet ready for final approval.
The report contained no formal votes; it was informational and intended to update the commission on schedules and resource planning for parks operations and upcoming construction.
