(Atlantic, Iowa) The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board held a brief Zoom meeting, Monday evening. Parks Director Bryant Rasmussen discussed several matters, including the Sunnyside Tennis Courts.

He mentioned also works continues on the Bull Creek improvement project, and on that note, that Parks and Rec was approved for a $300,000 Water Infrastructure Grant he had applied for, which will help with the costs of the Bull Creek Project. Board Chair Jolene Smith was elated to hear the news.

Bryant said also, the Atlantic Lions Club applied for a grant on behalf of the Parks and Rec Department, and were awarded $5,000 to update the Community Gardens as Mollett Park at the end of E. 3rd Street Place.

The Lions Club’s pancake breakfast benefited the Parks Department in that there will be Inclusive Playground equipment at the Schildberg Recreation Area.

In other business, Rasmussen reminded the Board, that, in conjunction with the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, they’re bringing back the Easter Egg Hunt in the City Park, on April 16^th, and one other event the week before.

The Parks and Rec Department will also hold an “Easter Egg Cruise.”

There are 75 eggs currently out, plus 60 more available for painting and decoration by the public. Just call or stop by the Parks & Rec Department on Sunnyside Lane to pick up one of the wooden egg cutouts.