Fulton Parks and Recreation officials are looking forward to the future, thanks to the half-cent sales tax that passed in April.
"With the tax, we will have revenue for a lifetime," said Clay Caswell, Fulton Park and Recreations director.
The city sales tax is projected to generate around $750,000 annually for Parks and Recreation Department projects.
City officials are already beginning to explore how to use the revenue of the tax, which will go into effect in October.
"It's really early, but hopefully by fall we will have an idea about what direction we will take," said Caswell.
There are three possible projects that the parks and rec are planning on completing with the revenue: a community recreation center, a baseball field complex and a new swimming pool.
The new community recreation center would provide a service residents have been requesting.
"Citizens said that we needed more indoor recreation space," said Caswell.
The baseball complex will provide much needed playing fields. Fulton currently has seven ball fields, which aren't enough to cater to the approximately 60 baseball teams that compete during spring and summer baseball and softball leagues.
The baseball complex could generate more revenue by hosting large tournaments and increasing tourism for the city.
The new family friendly pool will provide a much needed update to their current aquatic center.
"Our pool is almost 35 years old, and not very family friendly," said Caswell. "At some point, we are going to have to replace it."
According to Caswell, eventually the city will have all three built.
"The baseball complex and Community Center are probably the two front runners," said Caswell. "We want to do this in stages."
City officials hope they will be able to create a plan this summer that will include site proposals and architect renderings.
"Our goal is to meet with the Parks and Recreation board throughout the summer, and receive public input."
Improvements from the continuing revenue will also be used to maintain and upgrade current parks and recreation areas in the city. City officials will take into consideration input from residents, and make improvements over time.
"We want to do this in stages," added Caswell.