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Parks & Recreation flags $200K–$250K pool filter project, orders $28K pumps
Summary
Parks & Recreation staff reported departments activity and capital needs, including two $28,000 pumps already ordered for the municipal pool and a larger filter replacement project estimated at $200,000–$250,000 over the next couple of years.
Noah Minik, Parks & Recreation supervisor, presented an annual departmental report to the council and highlighted near-term capital needs for the city pool and multiple parks projects.
Minik told the council the department has ordered two new main-pool pumps at a combined cost of about $28,000 and that the pool’s filter system is showing age-related erosion and will likely require a filter replacement project estimated at $200,000–$250,000 in the next couple of years. “We are going to need two new pumps for our main pool… they’re coming out at $28,000,” Minik said.
The presentation summarized volunteer-led projects (tulip planting, windmill-park restoration), dugout and shelter construction (concrete pads poured; finishing scheduled for Spring 2025), a new water line to irrigate baseball fields and 23 trees planted across city properties. Recreation participation data included about 550 summer-recreation participants, 262 children enrolled in public swim lessons and over 12,200 pool visits in 2024 (July the busiest month).
Minik also described historic flooding at Dun Lot Pond that killed large areas of turf and required FEMA coordination for repairs. The department is scheduling erosion and berm work with a local contractor, and staff noted continued reliance on volunteers and partner organizations to deliver programs.
Council received the report and had no additional capital funding decisions on the table; Minik said the filter project will be discussed in strategic planning and budgeting cycles.
