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Cranston plans Doric Avenue splash pad; will remove one basketball court, use ARPA funds
Summary
City staff described plans to install a non-recirculating splash pad at Doric Avenue that will replace one basketball court, with an estimated project cost of $250,000–$290,000 paid in part from ARPA funds. Officials said a vendor solicitation is pending and the target opening is mid-July.
Cranston city officials described plans May 15 to install a splash pad at Doric Avenue that will replace one of the park’s basketball courts and be paid largely from city recreation funds allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
The Parks and Recreation director told the council the project is expected to cost between $250,000 and $290,000 and that the city has identified roughly $943,000 in ARPA recreation funds that can be used for the build. The director said the splash-pad play components (the “apparatuses”) have already been ordered at a cost of $117,000 and that equipment delivery is currently scheduled for about July 10–13, with a target opening in mid-July if a vendor can be…
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