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Palmdale receives award of excellence for Courson Park Pool

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The new state-of-the-art Courson Pool facility boasts a 25-yard pool that offers eight lanes, and features Palmdale’s first splash pad that includes multiple automatic water features, a public art mural, and unique artistic elements. [Contributed]
PALMDALE – The city of Palmdale received a 2020 California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Award of Excellence for the Courson Park Pool facility in the Excellence in Design – Facility Design category.

The CPRS awards program recognizes outstanding achievement in the areas of facility design, park planning, marketing and communication, and community improvement and programming through demonstrating the CREAM principals of challenge, resourcefulness, execution, accomplishment and alignment with the parks and recreation mission.

The award was presented to city staff members Director of Parks and Recreation Keri Smith, Recreation Supervisor Randy Autry, Housing Manager Sophia Reyes, Housing Coordinator Sarah Mailes, Facilities Superintendent Chris Cleaves, and Senior Maintenance Specialist Lance Ciechanowski.

The new state-of-the-art Courson Pool facility boasts a 25-yard pool that offers eight lanes, and features Palmdale’s first splash pad that includes multiple automatic water features, a public art mural, and unique artistic elements. The Courson Pool Facility provides residents of Palmdale a unique place to come play, learn, and swim.

“The mission of the city of Palmdale, and for the Courson Pool Facility, is to offer high quality, affordable, yet memorable learning experiences for our residents, local swim clubs, and visitors,” said Mayor Steve Hofbauer.

“Since we opened the Courson Pool Facility, it has greatly enhanced the quality of life for not only the neighboring residents, but other visiting guests from outside of the area by providing a beautiful complex that boasts attractive features, as well as promotes physical, emotional, and mental health wellbeing through recreational and structured aquatics programming,” said District 1 Councilmember Austin Bishop.

“The CPRS awards program is the highest recognition our agency can receive, and the award is a credit to the partners, volunteers, and city staff, who made this happen,” said City Manager J.J. Murphy. “We are honored to receive this on behalf of our residents.”

“We are very proud of our swim lesson program at Courson and all our pools which specialize in providing education in water safety practices as drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 1 to 4 and 10-14 years old,” said Director of Parks and Recreation Keri Smith. “Courson also provides a convenient, downtown location, where people of all ages and abilities may have various opportunities to help further develop their swim skills, strengthen their community identity, and foster social cohesiveness.”

For more information, call the Palmdale’s Department of Parks and Recreation at 661-267-5611.

[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]

 

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5 comments for "Palmdale receives award of excellence for Courson Park Pool"

  1. As a former ”Palmdale Park Ranger”, the pool is really nice, now I hope they clean out the Park from some very ”unsavory individuals” who hang out at the parks daily, like drug dealers..

  2. Thank you Mayor Ledford, we have brought many projects to our downtown over the many years you were our leader. Mr. Cleanup.

      • Yup. Progress basically stopped, but at least we are no longer offending Lancaster by having so much more success. Once the rest of the stuff that was already in the pipeline is either completed or cancelled the old Cactus curtain can be torn down and you won’t be able to even tell the difference from one corrupt cesspool teetering on the verge of bankruptcy to the next. Rex must be so proud of his little bought and paid for stooge.

        I am so glad I didn’t invest anything here.

      • Tell us, Magnetperson

        What has Hofbauer done?

        Well, other than spending the rainy day funds and then pushing for a tax increase.

        Mayor Ledford led us successfully through a couple recessions and beyond. Hofbauer came in after it was all done and tried to claim credit for things.

        Hofbauer is just a stooge for Rex and proud of it.

        He’s like those Republicans that voted against the Biden’s COVID rescue plan and now are taking credit for the benefits in their congressional districts. Kevin McCarthy is one of them.

        I don’t know if our very own little Garcia has tried to claim credit for things he voted against yet. Would it surprise anyone? He’s a Trump stooge seat-warmer in the House.

        Hofbauer and Garcia both like to butt-kiss Rex and Trump. What a manly thing to do with their lives.

        Katie Hill and Christy Smith have more courage than either of those 2 “men” or any of the Republican men in office.