2023-2024 Odessa City Guide Page 23 “Volunteers are needed for coaching in all of our youth activities,” Adams added. “If anyone is interested, call the parks department and inquire. We have some great people volunteering their time now, but we need more.” Members of the Odessa Parks and Recreation Board are Jannan Bradley, John Elliot, Tracy Peter, John Carmody, Alan Barner, Mike Duncan, Logan Seals, Emily Oldham and Gerald Gittinger. Residents may call the park office at 816-633-8324. The park office is at Dyer Park and is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Website is odessamoparksrec.com. Odessa Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreational activities and facilities for local residents. Employees include a full-time director and maintenance director as well as seasonal workers, as needed, throughout the year. The department is funded by a 1/2¢ park sales tax and a 14¢ per $100 assessed valuation on Odessa residents’ real estate and personal property. Lindsey Adams, director, oversees the development and maintenance of the department’s parks and facilities. Joey Starner, maintenance supervisor, performs mowing, trimming and maintenance work on the department’s parks and facilities. Formed in June 1997, the Parks and Recreation Department offers programs and activities throughout the year. Available to children from three years old through sixth grade are basketball, baseball, softball, machine pitch baseball and softball, t-ball, co-ed soccer and girls volleyball for grades 3-6. Special youth events organized by the department are Knights of Columbus free throw competition in January and Challenger British soccer camp in August. Adult activities offered to area residents include co-ed church league slow-pitch softball in the summer and men’s slow-pitch and co-ed adult softball in the fall. Aquatic Center activities available are swimming lessons for age 4-Adults. Pool parties at rental rates are offered as well. Pool hours are 1-6 p.m., Saturday-Thursday and 1-7 p.m., Friday. The department also offers five parks, a community center, rodeo arena, basketball courts, three paved walking trails and shelter houses for the community’s recreational use. Volunteers are a big part of the recreation side of the Parks and Recreation Department. New pickleball courts at the entrance to Dyer Park. RecreationParks & Rec
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