Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council approves City Park playground plan but rejects late change to taller slide over grant and schedule concerns
Summary
The Corcoran City Council approved a City Park playground plan, after councilmembers debated raising the slide height. Staff warned that increasing the slide would trigger additional engineering, larger safety impact zones and potential delays that could risk previously awarded federal funding.
The Corcoran City Council voted to approve the City Park playground design after a divided discussion over whether to install a taller slide than the plan adopted by Parks & Trails.
A councilmember recommended adding roughly 8 feet to the slide height and suggested the incremental cost (discussed in early vendor quotes as about $20,000) was a small portion of the project. City staff and the parks design consultant pushed back, saying a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
