JAYCEE PARK IMPROVEMENTS
By Robin Rosner - Facilities/Special Events Coordinator
The beach may be the premier area of Tybee Island that the City provides
continuous efforts to maintain, but also recognizes the importance to have
other areas on our Island where residents are able to live, work, and play. At the
beginning of this year, the City started work on plans for improvements to Jaycee
Park, developed by a committee of volunteers who worked in conjunction with
the Tybee Island YMCA and Recreation Department.
The City has completed the following projects at Jaycee Park as of mid-
October:
• A Pickle Ball Court has been added by resurfacing and painting on the
existing basketball court.
• A Disc Golf Course that has 9 baskets and 18 Tee Pads.
• The Playground now has an adaptive swing to accommodate children with
disabilities and three new pieces of playground equipment. A rubber, padded
ground surface has also been installed at the playground area.
• An Adult Fitness Course composed of 10 different pieces
• The Softball Field has a new backstop, fencing, and dugouts with sunshades.
Remaining projects (most with anticipated completion before the end of
the year) include:
• Adding new signage to match the signs used at the beach crossovers.
• Adding a portable outfield fence for the softball field.
• Adding more park benches throughout the park.
• Replacing all trash and recycling receptacles.
• Installing permanent sunshades over playground equipment.
• Replacing the horseshoe pit and shuffleboard courts with a bocce ball court.
• Adding drinking fountain(s).
• Adding bicycle racks.
• Resurfacing the walking path.
• New restrooms, similar to the look of those at Memorial Park.
By the time you are reading this, the old restrooms should have begun
demolition with anticipated completion of the new restrooms in spring of 2020.
The City will place Portalets at the park to accommodate the public for the
duration of the new restrooms project.
As more of the Jaycee Park improvement projects reach completion, be sure
to check with the Tybee Island YMCA and Recreation Department on how you
can better take advantage of some of the new features. Y members will be able
to check out Pickle Ball equipment to utilize at the new court, instructors will
demonstrate how to use the Disc Golf and Adult Fitness Courses and more. We
want all residents to be able to enjoy these improvements, whether it be by
advancing in a current hobby or taking on a new interest!
Though Jaycee Park has undergone the most enhancements, it is not the only
facility the City has made improvements to this year. The Old School Cafeteria has
had interior painting, new tiled floors, a new side door, and some re-organizing
of the kitchen area to help better serve as the hub for the Food Pantry and
Teen Cuisine, as well as accommodate facility renters. The Screened Pavilion’s
interior has a new fresh look with the addition of a plank ceiling and new paint to
complement the pavilions accompanying it at Memorial Park. City Hall has even
had a revamp with a major cleanup of the auditorium, a fresh coat of paint, and
furthermore, a few oceanic items to better portray our nautical neighborhood.
For questions specifically related to the improvement projects at Jaycee Park,
please contact the Executive Director of the Tybee Island YMCA and Recreation
Department, Haley Hill, at 912-786-9622 or haley.hill@ymcaofcoastalga.org. If
you are interested in reserving a City facility, please contact the Facilities/Special
Events Coordinator at 912-472-5045 or rrosner@cityoftybee.org.
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