Hopes to bring a new look to both Gotte and City Park this summer

The summer of 2018 might be a busy one for local park crews and volunteers, if plans and projects for the local parks move forward as quickly as Mayor Keith Prunty hopes.

A public follow-up meeting was held on Wednesday, March 28, to determine priorities for both Gotte Park and City Park as well as future plans.

The final goal consists of many different project, which will be decided soon, depending on budget allowances and monies awarded, though dog waste stations should be added soon.

Plans include new perimeter fencing similar to that seen at the Four Winds Golf Course, new park benches, a disk golf course, improvements to the horse shoe pit, new sand for volleyball pits, LED lighting and flood LED lighting for the basketball courts.

Prunty added that there is the possibility of taking the current fence down around the basketball courts to make three courts.

Other improvements include a new, small piece of equipment at Gotte Park for children aged two to seven, and another to be placed in City Park.

"The Parks haven't had many improvements over the past several years," said Prunty, "We want to get people involved and keep more people coming in."

According to Prunty, the first step will be getting estimates for the proposed projects, then priorities can be determined.

With the help of citizens, Special Projects Coordinator Amy Sapp and City Administrator Dan Dean, Prunty said we can hope to begin seeing some of these plans come to life.

"We want to have a lot of these projects rolling this summer," he added.