HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-12 Park Report Park Report May 2012
A Operationally, crews are hitting the ground running, with this being the
busiest time of year. Grass is growing, teams are out on all the fields,
the public is happy again to be out in the parks and on the trails and
until Monday, we had no seasonal staff.
➢ As for the seasonal staff, we are fully hired, with 14 seasonal
employees, all of whom are being trained in their perspective areas.
➢ Park Improvement Grant projects are under way. The beginnings of a
drinking fountain at Bogert and infield renovations at Aasheim field
have occurred.
➢ I presented to the City Commission the User Fees action item Monday
night. The recommendation passed 4-0, On to something new,
Y` In the works are a "Rail bank" for the Story Mill spur trial and a
potential bike park up at the landfill in the area that has never been
developed. More to come on these.
➢ On project we are working on is a full court concrete basketball court at
the Bozeman Pond. This project is collaboration between the Optimists
and the City Parks Division.
➢ This weekend is the first ever youth and Middle school girl's lacrosse
game held in Bozeman. With Bozeman hosting Missoula. These games
will be played in the outfield at Christie Fields, thanks to baseball for
their cooperation. Yet it goes back to........................... we are running
out of space and we are starting to feel it.
➢ On a related note- the lacrosse folks are out at Lerner Park in Meadow
Creek, it is about a 3 acre park, that turns out to be a swamp every
time it rains- it floats- I wonder if that is why that area was "dedicated"
as park land.