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Swisher board discusses widening, striping and resurfacing to ease tournament parking
Summary
Officials weighed short-term widening and better signage for Casted Park versus longer-term chip-and-seal or asphalt resurfacing; staff were asked to get engineer estimates for budgeting.
During discussion of park parking, Committee member urged better signage and permanent surfacing to control congestion during tournaments, saying the lot saw huge ruts after recent events and that chip‑and‑seal with striping (or asphalt) would be the long‑term solution. Chair noted the city owns the lot and suggested parallel parking on the south side could create additional spaces without immediate reconstruction.
Council members agreed to include an engineer estimate in next year’s capital budget planning and directed staff to return with comparative quotes for chip‑and‑seal and asphalt to allow an apples‑to‑apples cost comparison. "If we actually want to fix parking up there long term, we do have to look at chip sealing it and spraying lines," Committee member said, arguing striping is essential to reduce confusion at events. Staff were tasked with getting quotes in time for budget deliberations.
