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Resident urges council to keep historic baby pool and repair downtown park equipment
Summary
An attendee described deteriorating playground equipment, injuries and a plan to preserve the baby pool behind the roundhouse for the city's 250th anniversary, asking council to engage with the park board and accept volunteer assistance for repairs.
A Greenville resident told the council the city's park playground is in poor repair and asked elected officials not to remove the historic baby pool behind the roundhouse, proposing volunteer-led repairs and creative reuse for the 250th anniversary.
"Please don't let them take that baby pool out," the resident said, describing cracked slides, missing seesaw parts, exposed metal and other hazards that have led neighbors to avoid the park. The speaker said volunteers have offered to pay for paint and maintenance and proposed building a small play structure in the pool basin to preserve a piece of the park's history.
The resident also criticized park-board minutes for allegedly omitting matters discussed at recent meetings and asked for a council member to attend to ensure community concerns are recorded and acted upon. A council reply noted the slide damage dated back to a tornado and acknowledged the park's maintenance challenges after staffing reductions.
No formal action or referral was recorded at the meeting; the resident requested follow-up from council and urged officials to consider volunteer efforts and historical preservation in any future park work.
Next steps: The speaker asked for a council member's presence at future park-board meetings and for the city to consider alternatives to removing historic features. Council members took the comment under advisement but did not vote or direct staff during the session.
