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Warren County parks report growth in youth leagues, notes staffing and maintenance plans
Summary
Warren County Parks & Recreation received a county report showing active youth basketball enrollment across age groups, a new maintenance hire, and scheduled lifeguard training; board members flagged park-hours, vehicle access near picnic areas and spring mulch plans.
Warren County Parks & Recreation members heard an operations update showing active youth programming and recent staffing changes at their Jan. 8 meeting.
A county operations report summarized youth basketball enrollment and program logistics: four teams in 8U, three teams in 10U and four teams in 12U, with games scheduled Monday through Thursday at the John Graham Gym. The report said cheerleading has started with 10 participants and a pickleball league is planned for February. The report also noted that a new maintenance staff position was filled on Jan. 1 and lifeguard training is scheduled to begin in March.
Board members asked follow-up questions about day-to-day operations. Board member Tyrone Melton asked about park hours; board member Brett Garrett replied that the parks are open "sun up to sun down." Melton also raised concerns that cars have been driving up to the picnic area and that there may be people experiencing homelessness on the site, which he said could pose safety and access issues.
Maintenance needs were discussed: Tyrone Sims asked whether mulch had been replaced, and Garrett said the plan is to have mulching completed in spring. The update did not specify exact mulching dates or costs.
The board did not record formal votes in the transcript on program changes or maintenance expenditures during the update; items raised were recorded as discussion points to be addressed in future work planning.
