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Council awards design contract for Castle Park playground; council seeks community-build option
Summary
The Folsom City Council authorized a design contract with Leathers & Associates for the Kids Play Park renovation and directed staff to begin a public design kickoff, with council emphasizing community-build options and a goal of completing construction in late 2025–spring 2026 within the $800,000 budget approved for FY24–25.
The Folsom City Council on Tuesday voted to authorize the city manager to execute a design consulting agreement with Leathers and Associates for the Kids Play Park renovation (Resolution No. 11389).
Council members and staff said they want the replacement park to reflect the original Castle Park character, be more durable and accessible than the 1996 structure and, where possible, use community volunteers to reduce cost and speed construction.
The council’s action follows a staff request to approve a design-only contract after a formal RFP process that returned four proposals. Brad Nelson, park planning manager, said Leathers and Associates — the original builder of the playground about 30 years ago — ranked highest in the staff evaluation and proposed an approach that includes community engagement and an option for a community-build model.
Nelson told council the overall project budget approved in the FY24–25 budget is $800,000; an original request had been $1,100,000 to be spent…
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