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Beaumont proposes new playgrounds, pool upgrades and park renovations in five-year plan
Summary
Council heard park department proposals including playground replacement, splash pad fixes, new neighborhood pavilions and large projects such as Terrell Park South Loop upgrades and a new community park in Ward 1.
Parks Director Kenneth Reguet presented a package of park and recreation projects proposed for the five-year Community Investment Plan, including routine maintenance items and voter-driven general-obligation bond candidates.
Reguet described the athletic-complex parking rehabilitation at Eagle Brook Drive as "an ongoing project, at 1,550,000 certificate of obligation bond." He told the council that playground equipment and shade-structure replacements are proposed at sites identified in the parks master plan, at a staff-estimated cost of $1,100,000 funded by general-obligation bonds. New neighborhood pavilions, new branded park signage, and splash-pad upgrades were also included as CIP items.
Major projects on the parks list include two…
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