host posted on August 21, 2009 07:44
The North Jefferson News
The City of Fultondale took its dedication to its parks one step further this week with the hiring of a new parks director.
Phi-llip Loden, a longtime Fultondale resident, was hired last week and began his new job on Monday. He said he looks forward to working with the city’s elected leaders, employees and residents on making improvements to park facilities.
“The parks are going to be a reflection of what kind of city we are,” he said. “We just want people who come from outside the city to treat them with respect, as if they were their own.”
Loden, who is the son of city councilman Tommy Loden, has helped the city for several years as a liaison between the city’s parks organizations.
Loden will work more closely with parents and with school officials in preparing fields for play. He once coached football at McAdory High School and said he knows how much work coaches have to put into their own fields.