NORTH BATTLEFORD - City council in North Battleford has formally authorized partnering with Battlefords Rotary Club on a new splash park.
The vote was unanimous at council Monday to partner with Rotary and proceed with developing the splash park.
The proposed location is the Connaught School area. According to a city memo, the location is subject to permission from Living Sky School Division, but the general feeling is there is a need for more recreation in the Connaught School area.
At their previous council meeting April 24, council heard from members of Battlefords Rotary Club about the proposal, with Rotary committing $200,000 and seeking the City’s support in amount up to $100,000. The indication from City Manager Randy Patrick, who also is President of the Battlefords Rotary Club, is that there is no city requirement for funding until the end of the project.
"This is really just the beginning," Patrick told council. He said they still have to go through the capital process, but hoped do their fundraising based on the conversation that night.
The indication is administration will bring forward any further requests to council in connection to the park’s development.
