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Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of a Grant Application to Adams County for an Amount Not to Exceed $682,000.00 for the "Water Tower Fields Turf Conversion Project"; and to Authorize the Acting City Manager to Sign the Grant Application.
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Chontel Trujillo, Assistant City Manager of Operations
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director of Parks and Recreation
Mark Heidt, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Development
Date Prepared: July 24, 2017
PURPOSE
A Resolution authorizing the City of Brighton to submit to Adams County Open Space an Active Grant Application requesting grant funding in the amount not to exceed $682,000.00 for the "Water Tower Fields Turf Conversion Project"; and to authorize the Acting City Manager to sign the grant application.
BACKGROUND
Water Tower Park is located at 4204 Crestone Peak Street and is surrounded by one of the City's water tower complexes and a growing housing development. Presently, Water Tower Park contains 2 smaller football/soccer fields and 1 larger 100-yard football/soccer field. All 3 fields are planted in bluegrass sod. The fields are used for league games, tournaments, and some practices. Due to the number of youth teams that use the fields, the fields are over used. Even though reseeding and proper maintenance has occurred there are still bare dirt spots throughout the fields due to the use. One of the reasons for this grant application is due to safety concerns on the present fields and the area surrounding the fields. A second reason for the application is that having artificial turf fields will allow usage of the fields for more months during the year - the fields do not need to rest for the sod to recuperate. The third reason is that artificial turf fields take less water to maintain them than bluegrass sod fields and this saves money ...
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