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Council OKs additional funds to finish Patriot Playground turf project
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2025-R18 to appropriate an additional $48,618 from the Park Capital Fund to complete synthetic turf installation and underlying padding at Patriot Playground; motion to bypass three-reading rule and adopt on second reading carried unanimously.
Green City Council voted to appropriate additional funds to complete synthetic turf installation at Patriot Playground, citing unexpected subsurface work and the desire to reopen the playground quickly.
The finance committee reported that the parks division initially budgeted $48,000 for playground turf in January, but additional costs for padding and other underlying materials raised the project price. The parks division requested an additional $48,618, which includes a 10% contingency. Both amounts were appropriated from the Park Capital Fund.
The committee moved to bypass the council’s three-reading rule so the resolution could proceed to a vote the same evening because the playground is closed; the motion to bypass passed unanimously. The council then adopted Resolution 2025-R18 (adopted 6–0), and members said they wanted the playground returned to service "at the earliest point possible." The transcript records the finance chair explaining the increased scope and cost and the committee's unanimous support for expedited consideration.
