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Parks commission approves blue/ice‑blue/yellow/green palette for Sandpoint courts
Summary
After discussing heat, glare and longevity of pigment, the Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Commission voted to repaint neighborhood courts in blue, ice blue, yellow and green; City Beach art interventions remain subject to the arts commission and urban renewal funding.
Commissioners voted to adopt a color palette for resurfacing and restriping several of the city’s outdoor basketball courts, approving a staff motion to use blue, ice blue, yellow and green on the planned resurfacing.
Staff presented product options from the contractor and explained the surfacing layers (base coat, colored top coat, striping and seal coat). Commissioners discussed trade‑offs: darker colors retain heat and may be uncomfortable for barefoot players; lighter hues reduce surface heat but may cause glare and show dirt sooner; pigments differ in lifespan (reds/oranges/purples fade faster than blues and grays). Commissioners noted the contractor will seal the surface to reduce moisture penetration and that courts in better condition may be painted rather than fully resurfaced.
The commission also reserved a decision for City Beach: commissioners agreed to let the arts commission propose designs for the main court, and staff noted the urban renewal art fund holds roughly $240,000 that could cover artist work at City Beach rather than parks funds. A formal motion to paint standard neighborhood courts in the blue/ice‑blue/yellow/green scheme passed; the transcript records the motion and its passage but does not name the mover or provide a full roll‑call tally.
