Beaver City lays out 2026 parks and recreation programs, seeks grants for indoor training space
January 12, 2026 | Beaver City, Beaver County, Utah
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Parks and Recreation staff presented the department’s 2026 program calendar and a set of facility proposals at the council meeting, saying the goal is to expand youth programming and improve year‑round training options.
“So this spring, we'll have T‑ball, softball, junior golf, and our newly Central Utah Soccer League tournament,” the department presenter said, listing youth and adult offerings that include youth soccer, volleyball, a new Youth Adventure Club for ages 12–18 and adult fitness and dance programs. The presenter said the Youth Adventure Club received a $15,000 state grant to help fund a six‑week outdoor skills curriculum involving hiking, rappelling, survival skills and mountain biking.
The presentation included tournament plans — three baseball and two softball tournaments — and several near‑term park maintenance and small‑capital improvements at the Fourplex: restroom refinishing, a new turf mound for the boys’ baseball field (cost split with the high school), bullpen concrete barriers, a new batting cage net and repainting of bleacher awnings. Staff reported $18,750 in donations collected this year to help cover equipment and small projects.
On longer‑term facilities, staff described two approaches to providing indoor basketball space: a purpose‑built 15,600‑square‑foot metal building with a kit cost and an estimated total build of $2.5–$3 million, or smaller, phased metal‑building options such as covering existing batting cages and adding a concrete pad (roughly $26,000 for slab plus an estimated $20,000–$30,000 kit). Staff also proposed future turf installations and replacement of aging equipment, and recommended phasing projects to match available funding.
Council members asked for more detail on potential grant opportunities and emphasized the need for a site plan and phasing strategy before committing bond proceeds to large structures. The mayor and others reiterated a preference for developing a master plan for the full 60‑acre site before placing a permanent building, with the basketball facility identified as a high priority in the city’s conceptual sequencing.
The department asked the council to consider the proposals and pursue grant opportunities scheduled to open this spring and fall; no formal council action was taken at the meeting.
“So this spring, we'll have T‑ball, softball, junior golf, and our newly Central Utah Soccer League tournament,” the department presenter said, listing youth and adult offerings that include youth soccer, volleyball, a new Youth Adventure Club for ages 12–18 and adult fitness and dance programs. The presenter said the Youth Adventure Club received a $15,000 state grant to help fund a six‑week outdoor skills curriculum involving hiking, rappelling, survival skills and mountain biking.
The presentation included tournament plans — three baseball and two softball tournaments — and several near‑term park maintenance and small‑capital improvements at the Fourplex: restroom refinishing, a new turf mound for the boys’ baseball field (cost split with the high school), bullpen concrete barriers, a new batting cage net and repainting of bleacher awnings. Staff reported $18,750 in donations collected this year to help cover equipment and small projects.
On longer‑term facilities, staff described two approaches to providing indoor basketball space: a purpose‑built 15,600‑square‑foot metal building with a kit cost and an estimated total build of $2.5–$3 million, or smaller, phased metal‑building options such as covering existing batting cages and adding a concrete pad (roughly $26,000 for slab plus an estimated $20,000–$30,000 kit). Staff also proposed future turf installations and replacement of aging equipment, and recommended phasing projects to match available funding.
Council members asked for more detail on potential grant opportunities and emphasized the need for a site plan and phasing strategy before committing bond proceeds to large structures. The mayor and others reiterated a preference for developing a master plan for the full 60‑acre site before placing a permanent building, with the basketball facility identified as a high priority in the city’s conceptual sequencing.
The department asked the council to consider the proposals and pursue grant opportunities scheduled to open this spring and fall; no formal council action was taken at the meeting.
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