Possible Disc Golf course at Masterson Station Park

Question: I would like to know how to go about getting a Disc Golf course or tennis courts at Masterson Station Park. If I need to send a letter to someone with this suggestion, who do I contact?

Answer: Either your councilperson or the city parks director can take requests before the Masterson Station Park Advisory Board, which makes decisions on park improvements.

I spoke with your Council District 2 Representative Tom Blues. He says to call him with your ideas at 258-3217 or 425-2276. He can present your plan to the advisory board.

He also said a member of the Masterson Station Neighborhood Association is on the advisory board and that you could contact them with your request.

I also spoke to Jerry Hancock, the city’s director of parks and recreation. He says that plans for tennis courts or a Disc Golf course at Masterson Station Park are not in the current master plan. But he says that disc golf courses are increasingly popular, relatively cheap to build and park plans can change if a need is justified.

Hancock said to put your request in writing to either him or your councilperson with as many facts as you can: demand for the course (how many people you know are clamoring for the course), the need for a park in closer proximity to where you live and any other fact that you think may sway the board. You can reach him at 425-2255.

Currently, both Shillito Park and Veterans Park have Disc Golf courses.

Linda Niemi