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Alpharetta parks director details staff promotions, Wacky World progress and a bike-share pilot
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Parks Director Morgan Rogers outlined staff promotions, capital projects at Wills Park and North Park, progress on Wacky World and a proposed Tandem bike-share pilot supported by private sponsors that will go to mayor and council on May 17.
Morgan Rogers, Director of Parks and Recreation, updated the Recreation Board on personnel moves, park projects, the Wacky World playground, and a planned public-private bike-share pilot.
Rogers announced staff reorganizations: Christine Young has been hired as senior operations manager, Nate Hand will serve as east district supervisor and projects supervisor, and Lindsay Pritchett has been named recreation services manager. He said the reorganizations will split operations and project responsibilities for clearer oversight.
On capital projects, Rogers showed photos and status updates for the Alpharetta Community Center connections (a widened sidewalk and AlphaLoop crosswalk), the Equestrian Center arena expansion (with new drainage and seating walls), a larger restroom and concession building at North Park, and Wacky World construction, including fall-zone surfacing, fences, a new restroom and a planned plaza constructed from donor bricks.
Rogers described improvements intended to resolve chronic issues such as flooding on Field 5 and drainage in the dog park, and he emphasized accessibility improvements that meet ADA requirements for handicap parking and pedestrian connections to the community center.
On active transportation, Rogers outlined a private-sponsored bike-share pilot with Tandem that would place five stations (25 regular bikes) at Avalon, Town Green, Northpointe Park, Rock Mill and the Westside tunnel area. He said sponsors will pay $12,000 per station per year on a three-year commitment, that no taxpayer funds are required to place the stations, and that the mayor-and-council consideration is scheduled for May 17. "If they approve that, then within 10 weeks, the bikes will be on-site and ready to use," Rogers said.
Rogers said Wacky World and restroom construction are progressing and that the project team aims for a late-May opening that would align closely with Memorial Day, dependent on contractor schedules.
Board members praised staff work on Wacky World and other projects; no formal approvals for capital funding or contracts were recorded in the Recreation Board portion of the meeting transcript.
The director's report concluded without votes; several items described will proceed through planning or mayor-and-council review as required.
