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Lakeville Parks & Recreation reviews spring quarter plans: East Park, Lake Marion Greenway and summer events
Summary
Parks & Recreation Director Joe Macey Archon reported on facility master‑plan work, the upcoming East Community Park Phase 2 groundbreaking, the start of the Lake Marion Greenway Trail project, a Grand Prairie Park ribbon cutting with roughly 400 attendees, three planned playground replacements, and strong summer program enrollment.
Parks & Recreation Director Joe Macey Archon presented the department’s March–May quarterly report, highlighting capital projects, program enrollments and recent events.
Archon said the city is completing a facility study with consultant HKGI as part of the park system master plan and that East Community Park Phase 2 is slated to begin soon following a mid‑May bid opening; Ebert Companies submitted the low bid and is expected to begin work in the coming weeks. Archon also said the Lake Marion Greenway Trail project will start this spring and summer and will include new access routes to Lakeview Elementary to help with overflow parking.
Recent accomplishments included a ribbon cutting at Grand Prairie Park, which Archon said drew "a little under 400 people," and the opening of the splash pad on May 22. Archon listed operational metrics for the quarter: staff opened 31 pickleball and tennis courts, prepped 45 ball fields, installed 23 picnic canopies, inspected 51 playgrounds and distributed more than 300 recycling and waste receptacles; the department also hired 31 seasonal staff (25 already working). Archon said three playground replacements (Bracket Crossings Park, Dakota Heights Park and Valley Lake Park) are on the agenda for summer completion.
Programming highlights included new offerings such as goat yoga (50 enrollees), youth volleyball (18), a STEM combo camp (38), and sold‑out summer workshops. Archon noted the Heritage Center’s programming and that the art center has completed its first full firing on a new gas kiln and is nearing completion of a donated playground.
Council members thanked Archon and expressed support for the projects; the department said it will continue stakeholder meetings and report back on construction timelines and outreach to nearby schools and neighborhoods.
