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Rec leaders press council on concessions, pickleball grants and tennis‑court constraints
Summary
A recreation representative urged the council to support a concession stand and pickleball courts; she said about $75,000 in preliminary grant funding is available and flagged a groundwater/water-line constraint that limits tennis‑court reconstruction at the proposed site.
Joan (speaker 13) outlined recreation priorities, including a proposed two‑story concession stand/announcer facility at Legion Field, the recent installation of a scoreboard, and plans for pickleball courts. She said the recreation committee has "already gotten probably $75,000" in preliminary grant support and asked the council to consider allowing rec to proceed with planning and fundraising.
Councilmembers and staff discussed technical constraints for the tennis-court site—engineers reported the subgrade and a high water table likely make rebuilding the existing tennis courts there structurally unsound without substantial work. Several council members urged the parks committee to reconvene to vet locations and grant eligibility; one council member suggested a flat, city‑owned parcel by State Street and 1st Street as a possible alternative site for courts and parking.
Council agreed to move the discussion to the parks committee for a deeper feasibility review and to seek departmental estimates for costs and specifications; no formal action to commit city funds was taken at this meeting.
