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Resident proposes volunteer-run concessions, astroturf and skating rink for Tender Lake project
Summary
John Parnell, a recent Oakdale resident, urged the council to reopen the Tender Lake concession stand staffed by volunteers, install astroturf on a volleyball court to enable winter skating and consider moving fishing docks to improve angler access; he asked what city support would be needed.
John Parnell, a resident who said he recently moved to Oakdale, used the public comment period on May 12 to offer ideas for the Tender Lake park project.
Parnell said local volunteer groups (Boy Scouts, theater and PTO representatives he contacted) indicated interest in staffing a reopened concession stand as a fundraiser: "If the concession stand were to be reopened, would they consider manning it voluntarily as a fundraiser?" He suggested installing artificial turf on the volleyball court so it could be converted in winter to an ice rink with barricades and the concession stand serving as a warming house. He also recommended moving or adding fishing docks away from the boat launch to reduce conflicts between anglers and boats, and proposed donating felled trees from the project to local Boy Scout activities.
Parnell asked what city support (plowing, staffing, permits) would be required if volunteer groups agreed to operate the concession stand; the council thanked him for the suggestions and pointed to local volunteer connections that could help advance the ideas. The transcript records these remarks as public comment; no council directive or formal staff assignment on the Tender Lake suggestions was made in open session.
