Parks staff report details project delays, City Park Phase 2 progress and splash-pad outages

Parks staff told commissioners that some contractors missed interim and substantial completion dates and the department is working with contractors to identify what’s needed to finish those projects. Garrison Park had a recent groundbreaking and crews are installing erosion control and clearing the site, staff said.

At City Park Phase 2, staff described the newly installed split-rail fence (concrete posts) and said gates and post-fill remain. Solar lights along the trail behind the wastewater treatment plant were installed and permanent lighting designs for Phase 2 are expected in September. Staff also said splash pads have been a recurring maintenance problem — Green Meadows required a new CPU and parts for proprietary systems are slow to source — causing repeated outages and raising the prospect of reevaluating vendor choices or system design.