Parks & Recreation

City Creek Trail repairs

The P&R Department has completed a partial repair of the stairwell over City Creek. final repair work will be made with gravel. For now we're experimenting with using these fiberglass planks instead of lumber to test slipperiness and longevity.

Alaska Day Closure

The Community Gym and Aquatic Center will be closed for normal business to honor the Alaska Day holiday on October 17th. There is a High School Swim meet that afternoon that you can watch though!

Aquatic Center Artist Reception

On May 31st at 12:30 PM there will be a reception for the artists and a walk-through of the artwork that has been installed in the Aquatic Center.

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Gym and Pool closed for Seward's Day

On Monday, March 31st the Gym and Pool will be closed in observance of Seward's Day.

Gym and Pool closed Easter Sunday

The Community Gym and Pool will be closed for Easter Sunday on March 23.

Art in the Aquatic Center Committee announces selected artists and pieces

The Art in the Aquatic Center Committee selected five works for the Petersburg Aquatic Center from eighteen applications. Five different artists will have their artwork unveiled on May 31, 2008. These artists will share portions of the $47,661 budget for public art for the facility.

Susan Christensen of Petersburg, AK will provide seven fabric pieces for her piece “Jellies.” The seven foot long hand-dyed jellyfish-like pieces will float over the lobby area.

Cammie Walker of Willow, AK is producing a 34 foot long piece consisting of 26 salmon sculptures covered in glass on a painted background. Her “Blind River Slough Run” will be mounted in the main pool area above the warm water pool.

Deb McMahon of Petersburg is creating stained glass pieces for the windows above the entry doors. One side will feature bottom fish such as halibut and the other will feature salmon.

Carla Peterson of Whale Pass is painting a long marine-themed mural for above the spectator seating on the second floor of the facility.

Pia Reilly of Petersburg is painting a wave which will surge over both of the doors that lead into the lobby from the entry.

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Skate Park structure going up

Today City employees started putting up the structure that had been removed from Tent City to cover the area that will be Petersburg's Skate Park. The structure frame has been sandblasted and painted to remove decades of soot from the metal. New roofing tin is on site to complete the structure once the frame has been assembled. A concrete pad will be poured under the roof and then steel ramps will be installed. See the ramp configuration on this document.