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Troutdale plans temporary weekday closures to patch Imagination Station amid safety concerns
Summary
Parks staff said Imagination Station playground shows widespread deterioration; a full replacement would cost about $430,000, the $50,000 budgeted in the current cycle was cancelled, and staff plan concentrated weekday closures and heavy use of seasonal crews to patch the surface this summer.
Troutdale parks staff told the advisory committee on May 21 that they plan short, concentrated weekday closures to complete safety repairs at Imagination Station and reduce liability while the city seeks longer‑term funding.
Parks Superintendent Jonah Jacobson said the playground’s poured‑in‑place surface has deteriorated in many areas and that patching work done in small pieces has repeatedly been removed or undermined. He said a complete replacement quote provided last winter was about $430,000 and that the…
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