Township tables $2,000 Skywood Park disc‑golf funding after access and oversight questions

Residents and park representatives debated access and oversight at Skywood Park before Barrett Township supervisors tabled a $2,000 funding request for additional disc‑golf baskets.

Public commenter Christina Espazito said she lives on Route 39 in Barrett and told the board she has an ADA disability: “I have to walk a quarter mile,” she said, urging supervisors to review who uses the park and whether an access plan meets ADA requirements before approving more spending. She asked the board to “step back a minute and look at who's using the park” before allocating additional township funds.

Mike Reed, who identified himself as a Paradise Township resident and a member of the park board, told supervisors that Paradise funded and maintains Skywood Park and that the disc‑golf club has combination access for events. “The Skywood Disc Golf Park was never funded by Barrett. It was all funded by Paradise, including the maintenance,” he said, adding that Paradise will handle labor and that the club is looking into ADA trail and parking improvements.

After discussion about parking capacity, gate operations, vandalism at night and the toll of overtime to staff a daily gate schedule, a supervisor moved to table the $2,000 request until board members who were not present can be briefed and the intermunicipal relationship can be reviewed; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

What happens next: The park committee will meet (noted as a public meeting the next evening) and the board asked staff to provide minutes and additional details about the arrangement so supervisors can decide whether to fund the project at a later meeting.

Ending: The board did not approve the funding; instead it voted to table the request to gather more information and discuss parking, gate access and ADA considerations.