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Residents press council on softball fields, water meters and tree preservation
Summary
During public participation residents raised multiple local concerns, including the cancellation of the amateur softball league due to lack of fields, proposals for water meters to curb waste, and calls to halt forested-land loss and question school-board land disposals.
Public participation at the May 19 meeting featured several residents urging action on local recreation and land-use issues. Shane Hapes said the city's softball league was canceled because the league had no available fields after the school district restricted use of diamonds; he asked what liaison or alternatives exist and the mayor and staff said they are working to find alternative fields and hoped to have an answer soon. "We don't have a field... We are trying to find an alternative," a council member replied and pledged follow-up.
Other commenters urged water meters to reduce wasteful irrigation and raised broader concerns about forested land loss tied to school-board land disposals. Christian Rivera urged a moratorium on new housing development until protections for trees and forested land are adopted and criticized past school-board actions. Residents also flagged poor audio/video quality on council recordings and asked the city to fix microphones and camera framing so the recorded meeting is clearer for viewers.
