![]() ![]() You never can get a straight answer on how much amperage is there and if it's safe," Thompson said. "The power is iffy, there are bugs in the plugs. Thompson said the park as it stands today scares him. "I have thought the Civic Auditorium and its grounds there to be the living room of our city." "I would agree it's definitely a gem of a spot," said Thompson, who supports Welch's efforts. Jon Thompson, who owns Netsound in Redding, thinks the community would embrace Riverfront Park if it was updated and cleaned up. He said he got 70 signatures at a dirt bike event at Northern Roots last weekend. Welch will be circulating petitions at Saturday's reggae festival. We don't have a lot to contribute from that," Niemer said. "We are still sort of crawling back from the recession and we took a hit with our park development fee, which was our only source for capital projects. The $26,000 grant covered resurfacing all six courts. "At this time, we don't have any funding set aside for that project."įor example, the city got a grant from the McConnell Fund from the Shasta Regional Community Foundation to resurface the pickleball courts in Enterprise Community Park, Niemer said. "We get most of our projects done with community support and volunteers," Niemer said. That could include the city going after grants to help fund the project, Niemer said. "We are also looking for him to scope out what he wants so we can go from there and figure out the best approach." "We think it's a good idea and we want to work with him," Niemer said. He is looking for some assistance from the city. Welch estimates that will cost $60,000 to $100,000. "We want to put a pavilion over the stage." He is drawing up plans to turn into the city," Welch said. His original vision was to build a new stage but realized that would too expensive. Welch has had conversations with Kim Niemer, the city's parks director. He has lived in Redding since he was 3, and attended Shasta College before graduating from Chico State University with an audio engineering degree. Once in a while there will be something but it's never utilized as it could be," Welch said of Riverfront Park.
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