Payson Parks, Recreation and Tourism announced in the Jan. 14 town manager report Scott VanOmmerman is the new parks supervisor.
The department also announced upgrades to park amenities and a partnership that will bring more events to the event center.
VanOmmerman brings 20 years of park management experience from his years in Michigan, Montana, Indiana and Wisconsin. He replaced Nelson Beck, who ran the department for years.
His background includes overseeing parks, trails, aquatic center and open space recreation facilities.
On the side, he developed urban forestry programs, but that makes sense with his 35 years as a trained landscape architect. He not only had municipal clients, VanOmmerman served as both project manager and developer for private and commercial clients.