A new pavilion is coming to Beaty Park.

Up first is a change to the pavilion at Beaty Park. City Manager Mike Holtz told members ofthe Parks, Recreation and Landscape Commission that the city plans to demolish the existing pavilion and build one closer to the playground. That project is expected to be completed this spring. Holtz said part of the challenge for the existing pavilion is that it sits in a location that police can’t fully patrol from the road and that the plan would be to demolish the existing structure after construction of the new pavilion.

“I don’t see anybody ever using it for a constructive purpose,” Commission member Mike Suppa said of the existing pavilion.

Department of Public Works Superintendent Joe Reinke said the new pavilion is slated to go where the sandbox is currently “right up in the playground area.”

The commission also talked at length about what to do at Mulberry Park, located off of Conewango Avenue. Known water issues present pricy, six-figure solutions and the cost have proved prohibitive in recent years.

With spring approaching, the commission also spent time discussing the pool and playground programs on tap for this summer.

Holtz said the pool will be open an additional hour — noon to 6 p.m. instead of noon to 5 p.m. — this season. The city also hopes to have playground supervisors in place to operate the summer playground program at three parks this summer.

Holtz said the city is currently looking to hire supervisors at $16 an hour. Currently, that’s carried an 18-year-old age requirement but said that there have been discussions about moving that back.

“To me,” he said, “16-17 seems awfully young to be responsible for kids.”

Reinke told the commission that the city secured 23 trees via a state grant program and will purchase 10 to 15 more for this year’s spring planting.

He said anyone interested in having a tree planted in the street right of way in front of their home should call the DPW office.