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Council seeks short‑ and long‑term fixes for Boo Williams Sportsplex parking; wetlands delineation first step for expansion
Summary
Council members said Boo Williams Sportsplex needs an estimated 400–500 additional parking spaces; staff said wetlands delineation is required before expansion and proposed short‑term options (crush‑and‑run, shuttle service) while a long‑term solution is developed.
Council members pressed staff on inadequate parking at Boo Williams Sportsplex after a large youth tournament strained available spaces.
Councilman Murray said facility managers estimate they need "an additional 4 to 500 parking spaces." Staff replied that a wetlands delineation is a prerequisite to identifying buildable areas and that public works has engaged a contractor to perform that delineation. Councilwoman Smith and others suggested short‑term measures such as adding crush‑and‑run surfacing or organizing shuttles from nearby lots; staff cautioned the state may treat crush‑and‑run as equivalent to pavement for stormwater purposes and that delineation and permitting requirements could still apply.
Vice Mayor Curtis urged immediate exploration of shuttle service as an interim economic mitigation: "we need to seriously look at some shuttle service... we need to figure something out ASAP." Staff agreed to return cost estimates and to assess crushed‑stone or shuttle options pending wetlands delineation results.
