Wyandotte Recreation Boss is Heading to Trenton

For the second time in only a matter of months, there’s a change on tap for the front office of the .

Tim Beaker, , is resigning to take a position with the Trenton Parks and Recreation Department.

Beaker will finish out in Wyandotte this week and will begin in Trenton after the holidays, where he’ll oversee operations of the

The 1998 Trenton High School grad and current Trenton resident said he’s looking forward to his new job.

“Coming home to the city of Trenton is a great opportunity,” Beaker said. “I will have the opportunity to work in the city that I was raised, as well as where my wife and I are currently raising our children.”

Beaker has worked in Wyandotte since March as the part-time recreation program coordinator. He was promoted in September when due to his wife accepting a job out of state.

“I will miss Wyandotte tremendously,” Beaker said. “In the short time I have been here, the staff and I have worked to make a lot of positive changes. The Recreation Commission led by the charge of Ken Prygoski and the staff of the Recreation, Leisure and Cultural Department are great people and have been wonderful to work with. I know the department is in good hands.”

City Administrator Todd Drysdale said James Knopp, who retired in 2008 as Wyandotte’s superintendent of recreation, likely will be coming back on an interim basis until officials can decide how to move forward.

At Monday night’s City Council meeting, Councilman Larry Stec asked fellow officials if they’d consider cutting the position to part-time.

Drysdale said that option, along with possibly merging departments or collaborating with another community, are all on the table.

“Those are all something we are looking at,” he said. “I think every job is (up) for review.”