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The Director of Parks & Recreation is responsible for these areas.

 

Jeff Dunlap

Executive Director:
Jeff Dunlap

Assistant Director:
Tom Chappell

Program Superintendent:
Kelly Varnell

Accounts Clerk:
Brenda Vandiver

Senior Office Assistant:
Jeannine Hill

Office Assistant:
Jennifer Stewart

Office Assistant:
Kim Skinner

Websites:
DecaturParks.com - for recreational and community activities

DecaturSports.com - for tournament and sporting event planners

Administrative Offices:
Decatur Parks and Recreation
610 Fourth Avenue S.E.
P.O. Box 1315
Decatur, AL 35602
(256) 341-4930

The Decatur Parks and Recreation Department is a department of the local municipal government operated by a permanent, full-time staff, with the assistance of a volunteer citizens advisory board. Board appointments are made by the City Council for a term of five years.

The Parks and Recreation Department operates four recreation community centers, one outdoor and one indoor swimming pool, 22 parks that include 12 developed playgrounds, 28 lighted tennis courts, walking trails, and numerous lighted and unlighted softball and baseball fields. In addition, the department operates Wilson Morgan Softball Complex and Tennis Center, Jack Allen Soccer Complex, Pt. Mallard Aquatic Center and Sports Complex, and the Jimmy Johns Tennis Complex. The Jack Allen Soccer Complex is the newest facility and boast an award-winning 27-acre laser-graded and irrigated soccer/football venue with sub-grade drainage and television-quality lighting.

The Decatur City Cemetery is also operated and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department.

The Decatur Parks and Recreation Department is associated with the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA), the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), and the American Parks and Recreation Society (APRS).

Park Maintenance:
Administrative Office Asst.:
Kim Skinner

1516 Central Parkway
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone (256) 351-7766
Fax (256) 351-7767