Jaycee Park closed this week to the public as the city begins the groundwork for a new park campus. City of Cape Coral

With the city’s closure of Jaycee Park Tuesday, Councilmember Bill Steinke asked if there was a temporary fix to supply the replacement need for pavilions.

He would like to provide something temporarily — possibly a commercial tent with picnic tables, or recommendations of other neighborhood parks close by — to offer to people who reserve pavilions at Jaycee Park for birthday parties or social club meetings for the months it takes to complete the park.

“Some type of solution to give to people, an additional spot somewhere else where they can do that,” he said.

City Manager Mike Ilczyszyn said staff will run an analysis of parks available within a two-to-five-mile radius. “If we have five, find a way to make three available,” he said.

Jaycee Park closed Tuesday as a $16-$18 million renovation of the riverfront park gets under way. The re-opening is not anticipated until late next year.