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Parks and Recreation commission outlines $7 million system plan; Yale Park to get splash pad with $400,000 grant
Summary
Parks and Recreation Commission chair Lainie Schenkelberg told the City Council Aug. 12 that Maplewood is pursuing roughly $7 million in planned park renovations, that Yale Park will receive about $400,000 in county municipal grant funding and that Central Park’s renovation was completed and unveiled in November 2025.
Maplewood, Mo. — Lainie Schenkelberg, chair of the Maplewood Parks and Recreation Commission, briefed the City Council on Aug. 12 about progress on a system-wide, equity-based parks master plan that the commission developed using National Recreation and Park Association standards.
Schenkelberg told the council Maplewood has 10 developed parks and one undeveloped parcel and said the city “has the most parks per capita of any municipality in Saint Louis County” and strong walkability from residential areas, points she used to frame maintenance and sustainability priorities. She said Central Park renovations were completed and unveiled in November 2025 and that the…
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