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Parks director details new courts, field upgrades and projected revenue from golf fee changes
Summary
Parks & Recreation Director David Ediger told the council the department completed pool and museum repairs, plans pickleball courts, and expects fee increases at the golf course to raise revenue if play matches last year’s use.
David Ediger, parks and recreation director, told the Hillsboro City Council about completed and planned improvements at city recreation sites and how private donations and grant matches are paying for much of the work.
Ediger said the department installed new windscreens at the pool and tennis courts and completed fascia and roof work at the museum. He outlined a planned pickleball project that would include four or five courts; "the concrete is 21,000," he said, and the department has identified grants and private donations to narrow the remaining gap. Ediger added that the recreation commission committed $20,000 and the department received a matching private donation of $10,000 and a separate HCF grant of about $1,800 for lighting.
On golf, Ediger said the council-approved rate increases move the nine-hole green fee from about $10 to $15 and the 18-hole fee to $20; using last year’s play levels, he estimated green‑fee revenue would have risen from about $26,370 to roughly $33,085 and projected an additional approximately $14,000 if play holds steady.
Ediger also described private funding for the baseball/softball complex: donors are paying for a double batting cage and a donor has offered to buy three Daktronics scoreboards. He noted the pool will open on May 25 and that the department is hiring seasonal staff to support summer programs.
The presentation prompted questions from council members about shade at the pickleball courts and whether donors who fund recreation might also help other capital needs; Ediger said landscaping and benches were optional add‑ons if funds remain.
