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County seeks design funding for Riverside ‘Legacy Park’ pump track and ADA playground
Summary
Parks staff presented a proposal to create a pump track and an ADA-accessible playground at Riverside Park, requested authorization to solicit conceptual designs (about $13,000) and said staff will return with slides and a funding plan.
Parks staff described plans for a new "Legacy Park" at Riverside Park that would add a bicycle pump track and a new playground with ADA-accessible features, and asked the board to allow conceptual-design work to pursue outside funding.
Savannah Clement said the project would focus primarily on a pump track plus updated playground equipment to improve ADA accessibility. She told commissioners the county’s lobbyist, David Hodges, and a USDA contact, Kathleen, recommended getting conceptual project boards before funders to strengthen grant applications. "The original quote was higher. They reduced some fees and got it to about, a little over 13,000," Clement said of the design work.
Clement said parks staff are not asking for formal approval at this meeting; instead they will provide commissioners with slides and additional material and return next week to discuss whether to move forward. Commissioners discussed examples and accessibility features, with one commissioner pointing to a recently completed Kelso park funded in part with ARPA funds as a local model.
Staff emphasized the design step is intended to make the Riverside project competitive for outside grants; the county has limited internal park funding and is seeking federal or state grants and private contributions. Commissioners requested details on what would be ADA accessible and that staff return with a clear funding plan and presentation.
Why this matters: the project would add recreation infrastructure targeted at youth and broaden ADA-accessible play opportunities in a region where parks funding is competitive.
No formal action was recorded; staff will return with design materials and a funding strategy.
