Board discusses using ~$98,800 from lease-purchase to finish playgrounds, add lights and cameras

The Parks and Recreation board discussed allocating roughly $98,800 left from a lease-purchase agreement toward a string of park improvements, including finishing playground work and installing field lighting and security cameras.

"Right now, with everything besides the split units out, we have roughly a $100,000 left from the lease purchase agreement...98,800 and some odd dollars and some change," said Speaker 5. Speaker 5 said Peters Park playground is complete or "safe" and that Dixon Park's playground will be finished next week; any leftover mulch from Dixon Park would be used at Peters Park or more mulch would be ordered if needed.

Speaker 5 outlined plans to install new LED field lighting and to relocate recently purchased poles closer to the fences to improve illumination; they estimated one LED fixture could serve for every two lights already planned and suggested a rough count of about 30 lights. Speaker 5 also raised a later-phase plan to "put security cameras up" at Dixon and Peters parks, pending budget checks. Board members asked whether lighting would use existing poles or new ones; Speaker 5 said new poles are already available and would be repositioned.

The board discussed whether fencing or other costs would come from the lease-purchase funds or from a separate fencing budget; Speaker 5 said fencing donations and the fencing budget may cover fencing-related items and that they would confirm details before spending the remaining lease-purchase dollars. No formal vote was recorded on a spending authorization in this segment; members moved on to event and league topics after discussion.

The board did not adopt a binding spending motion during this discussion; staff were expected to return with budget clarifications and ordering plans.