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Speedway staff propose bond to replace playgrounds, seek council feedback

5601389 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

Parks staff recommended seeking a parks bond to replace worn playground equipment and surfaces at Leonard and Meadowood parks; the full replacement was estimated at $2.4 million with design engineering budgeted at $58,000.

Town staff and the parks department presented the parks budget and a proposal to fund full playground replacements at Leonard and Meadowood parks through a bond.

Grant, the town manager, said the parks proposed $543,764 for 2026 — about a 0.51% increase from the prior year — and described playground equipment and surfacing at Leonard and Meadowood as "not in great condition." He said the parks board and staff prefer to replace equipment and surfacing and are considering a bond to…

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