Parks staff report graffiti and extensive vandalism at golf restrooms; police report filed

Parks staff reported on Aug. 6 that the department discovered graffiti on skateboard ramps and significant vandalism at the golf course restrooms; staff filed a police report and said they will return to the board with cost estimates for repairs. Superintendent Shannon said staff had to sand out graffiti on skate ramps and that repairing the graffiti cost about $45 in materials but required substantial labor. She also reported severe vandalism at the golf-course restroom facility: fixtures were ripped from walls and toilets were broken. ‘‘Someone destroyed the restrooms at the golf course... Pulled the sinks off the walls, broken toilets,’’ Shannon told the board. Staff said they filed a police report and would provide repair cost estimates at the next board meeting. Board members asked whether the incidents were related to other vandalism in the area and whether police presence had changed; staff said the department had increased monitoring around events and had coordinated with police after the incidents. The board received the reports; no formal board action was required at the meeting beyond notification and a commitment to follow up with repair estimates and police-report details.