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Arkansas City OKs Wilson Park splash pad and moves forward on CDBG playground grant
Summary
Arkansas City commissioners authorized a Powerplay LLC quote for a Wilson Park splash pad not to exceed $326,500 and approved certifying a revised Kansas Small Cities CDBG application seeking $628,728 for playground equipment, with the city committing local matching funds and assurances for future operation and maintenance.
Arkansas City commissioners on a voice vote authorized city staff to accept a Powerplay LLC quote to install a new community splash pad at Wilson Park and approved a separate move to pursue a federal-state community development block grant for playground equipment.
City staff told the commission the Powerplay quote is $306,500, supplemented by roughly $20,000 in in-kind public-works and environmental services for a total project cost not to exceed $326,500. City staff estimated recurring annual operating costs at about $12,600 — “about $5,000 in maintenance and then about $7,600 in water,” the city manager said during the presentation. The pad will be a site-built facility with plumbing and removable play features and is non-recirculating, staff said.
The commission discussed site logistics, including a planned road…
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