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Staff reports busy season: Easter event, staffing changes and park maintenance updates
Summary
Staff summarized recent events including an Easter egg hunt with 15,000 eggs, upcoming Earth Day and laser light show events, upgrades to playground shade and repaving projects, and noted weekend staffing changes to serve Whistlestop Park.
Staff gave a broad operations and events update, highlighting recent and upcoming activities: the Easter event that deployed about "15,000 eggs," Earth Day on April 26, a laser light show on May 17, a Schools Out Glow Party on May 31, and ongoing planning for fireworks. Staff also reported several repaving projects (Whistlestop, Kennedy Park) and capital improvements across parks.
Operations updates included new staffing patterns to support Whistlestop Park seven days a week, a weekend-focused staff position to maintain restrooms and respond to event-related trash, and an internal team handling construction and maintenance tasks to save costs. Staff said they are assembling RFPs for dock repairs and planning lighting upgrades for the soccer field.
