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City staff propose reservation system, wristbands and seasonal hires to manage Old Mill Park crowds
Summary
Parks staff proposed a seasonal, parking-linked reservation system with wristbands and seasonal staffing to curb overcrowding at Old Mill Park; council debated whether the system addresses safety and neighborhood parking and asked staff to separate capacity and transportation solutions and return with recommendations by April 14.
Steven Malone, director of Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs, proposed a seasonal reservation system tied to the park’s 69 city-owned parking spaces to limit on-site visitors at Old Mill Park during May 18–Sept. 20. Malone said reservations would be available online up to 14 days in advance, would be free to users, and would issue wristbands on arrival to let staff verify authorized access and manage capacity.
The nut of Malone’s pitch was crowd control: “We’re seeing an excess of 5,000 visitors over the course of a day,” Malone said, and the park’s limited developed area (about two acres of the park’s 40) and parking…
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