PARKS & RECREATION The Parks and Recreation mission is to improve community services and facilities with regard to safety, education, recreation, and public health. Parks Master Plan The city commissioned a comprehensive parks and recreation master plan update in 2022. Public engagement, intentional planning, and aligning needs and resources with recreation trends are all a part of the master planning process. With this information and by acknowledging the challenges of the future, the city will be better prepared to expand and develop recreational opportunities that meet the needs of its users. By the Numbers 509 Tawawa Park shelter house reservations 480 baseball/softball games were played 34 summertime clinics were enjoyed by over 1,100 kids 7,201 free lunches were served to anyone 18 years of age or younger at 12 different locations. 1,728 backpack meals of nonperishable foods were provided to kids for weekend food options. All backpack meals were funded through private individual or corporate donations. Binkley Pavilion Dedicated With the $120,000 donation from former Sidney resident Albert Dickas of Blacksburg, Virginia, a new pavilion, access to a six -space parking lot, recognition signage for the shelter and new interactive signage about “Big Rock” was constructed in the Aschenbach Grove area of Tawawa Park. The pavilion is in honor of William Binkley who was a prominent citizen of Sidney and served as the editor of the Sidney Journal Newspaper from 1869-1905.
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