There was a Crookston Park Board Meeting on Monday, April 14, at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall in the Conference Room. After the minutes from the February 10th meeting were approved, the board moved to the Regular Agenda.
On the regular agenda for the meeting were updates on the Crookston Sports Center. “We did some CSC updates. What’s going on is me, along with Scott Butt, Shirley Iverson, and Corky Reynolds, talked about new things going into the CSC,” says Parks and Re Director Jake Solberg. “Just some things like a maze board, a tic tac toe board, and little fun activities for kids.” These activities are being made possible by donations from both the Crookston Community Fund and Rydell of Grand Forks. The two businesses donated $7,500 each with the intent that the $15,000 be used to bring more activities to the CSC for the younger kids while they are there with their families for games and events. Solberg talked to the board about the items he wants to purchase with the funds.
The board was also updated on the turf being put down in the CSC and the new flooring that will be installed this spring. The Legacy Fund makes both of these projects possible. “Another item from the CSC is from the Legacy Fund. We got some turf and are also putting in some new flooring in the entire arena, upstairs, on the top level,” says Solberg. “More to come on that, but that is one of the items we discussed.” The board was also updated on how Spring/Summer Registration has been going since it opened. “Registration is kind of slow right now. You know, we are only open for another roughly three weeks,” says Solberg. People need to register. May 4 is the last day we are open, and then registration closes. If you have not registered, please get online. If not, you can call us at 218-281-1242; that’s our office.”
That covered the agenda for the meeting. The board did discuss a few other items before adjourning the meeting. The first was the Crookston Pool. It recently came to Solberg’s attention that a heat exchanger at the pool was not working correctly, and the pool water was not being heated. “One of the heat exchangers is clogged, so this week, it will be getting fixed,” says Solberg. “The water is just getting colder daily as there is no heat pushing in to warm up from the boiler, but it should be getting fixed this week, and we’ll go from there.”
Lastly, Solberg was asked to let the board know how the Pickleball Tournament at UMC this past weekend went. He reported that the tournament had 32 teams from all over the state and North Dakota and that it was a success, raising $1600 for the Pickleball Clubs and Men’s Volleyball Club Team at UMC.
The next Parks and Rec Board Meeting will be on Monday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m.
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