Butler opens parks, shelters under COVID-19 guidelines
This is an excerpt from a larger article that will appear in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article.The city of Butler's parks, tennis courts and picnic shelters are open under COVID-19 guidelines, but playgrounds and athletic facilities at the parks remain closed.The parks opened May 15, the first day of the yellow phase of reopenings from the coronavirus, after City Council approved the opening May 7.“The shelters are open and tennis courts are open,” said Councilman Jeff Smith, director of parks and recreation and public property. “We wanted to open as much as possible under the guidelines.”Remaining closed are the skate park at Father Marinaro Park, playgrounds at all parks, all basketball courts and the baseball, softball and football fields at Father Marinaro, Whippo Avenue and Memorial Park.People walking or bicycling in the parks must obey social distancing of six to 15 feet and the maximum capacity at the shelters is 25.Reservations for shelters can be made through the treasurer's office.Summer camps will also go on, with the city's summer recreation programs at Rotary Park, Institute Hill Playground, Christie Avenue Playground, Memorial Park and Father Marinaro Park starting in June.
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