City honors parks and recreation superintendent

Last month the Mountain Brook City Council adopted a resolution honoring retiring Parks and Recreation superintendent Lyman Tidwell.

Tidwell retired at the end of September after serving a 25-year career with the City of Mountain Brook’s Park and Recreation Department.

The resolution stated that Tidwell “has strived for excellence in leading his team in making Mountain Brook’s parks and playing fields the best they can be by providing a wonderful place for our residents to walk and play.” Under his leadership, the department grew from five to 16 employees.

He was instrumental in the sidewalk construction at Jemison Park and installation of three picnic tables and 11 benches at Jemison and other parks. He was also involved in the completion of the MBHS Athletic Complex, two new Parks/Recreation facilities, a 22-acre addition of turf grass and additional playing fields under the Community Fields Project. During his tenure, Overton Park, Canterbury Park, the Irondale Furnace and Crestline Tot Lot were renovated, water fountains were added at Jemison Park, and the Mountain Brook Elementary playing field and restroom facilities at Overton Park came into being.