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Council shifts $83,393 from contingency to buy new playground equipment for JC Park
Summary
Council approved moving $83,393 from the Elevate contingency into the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center project to purchase replacement playground equipment for JC Park, which staff described as decades old.
The City Council voted to move $83,393 from contingency into the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center project to buy new playground equipment for JC Park. The motion passed by voice vote. City staff told the council the existing playground equipment is 30 to 40 years old and that the funds will purchase replacement equipment similar in scale to other large play structures in the city. The requested $83,393 will come from the Elevate contingency and be placed into the tennis center project account for the playground purchase. During discussion a council member and other participants recalled older site features, including a locomotive and plane that previously served as play pieces at the park; those remarks were historical and not part of the purchase decision. The council approved the budget transfer and authorized staff to proceed with the purchase.
