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Parks department pushes repeated parking-lot and playground replacements after deferred maintenance
Summary
Parks staff asked the Capital Improvement Program committee on July 21 to fund repeated pavement replacements and playground upgrades, citing a collapsed drive at Memorial Park, a deteriorated Sylvan Hill parking lot and worn playgrounds that do not qualify for block‑grant funding.
Parks and Recreation Director (presenter) said the department faces multiple deferred-maintenance capital needs and lacks a formal pavement-replacement program. Staff asked the Capital Improvement Program committee to consider several priority projects: replacement of the Sylvan Hill parking lot (a multi-year request), repair or replacement of the Memorial Park parking/drive after a significant spring thaw washout, pavement replacement at Riverside Park and phased replacement…
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