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Greendale board directs staff to advance JC Park playground replacement after community favors Lee Recreation
Summary
The Greendale School District board directed staff to pursue formal approval of a JC Park playground replacement after administrators reported 536 survey responses, 61.6% favoring Lee Recreation and a significant cost increase driven by ADA rubber surfacing.
Administrators presented the JC Park playground replacement project and asked the board whether to proceed toward formal approval. Mr. Mitchell said the existing playground was installed in 1998 and that community engagement and the park and recreation ad hoc committee narrowed five proposals to two finalists. "We had 536 surveys that came back" and "61.6% of those that voted preferred the proposal that was from Lee Recreation," Mr. Mitchell said.
Why it matters: the playground is a community asset managed by the district (Fund 80) and administrators told the board that choosing…
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