The Park and Recreation Committee identified three primary focus areas for the coming fiscal year: completing the ongoing playground renovation, studying conversion of the underused handball court into permanent pickleball courts, and examining upgrades to the carriage house (including bathroom, lighting and exterior landscaping).

Committee members discussed two related strands for court work: maintenance/repairs to existing tennis and pickleball courts and a longer-term capital project to convert the handball court. A donor previously identified by a committee member signaled interest in contributing about $100,000 toward a conversion that staff estimated could cost roughly $250,000; members said additional fundraising would be necessary if the conversion proceeded.

The committee agreed to form a working group to study the handball-court conversion and to consult community pickleball players, with named volunteers offering to help. Members also proposed monthly check-ins on maintenance items such as locks, trash receptacles, and resurfacing needs to ensure steady progress.