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Board hears updates on sports‑park, playground replacements and restroom options; staff cites roughly $2.4 million in related work
Summary
Staff reported the Keller Sports Park is roughly 86% complete, murals and turf conditioning are underway, the Keller Pointe shade structure cost $100,000 and playground replacements about $150,000, and a package of sports‑park items was priced at just under $2.4 million.
City parks staff updated the board on construction and finishing work at multiple park sites Wednesday, including completion of a playground shade structure at the Keller Pointe, ongoing mural installation at the sports park and a package price for related sports‑park improvements.
Keller Pointe and playgrounds: staff reported the shade structure at the Keller Pointe cost about $100,000; the playground itself was replaced roughly two years earlier at about $150,000. Funding for playgrounds and shade structures comes from the half‑cent sales tax restricted to parks and recreation.
Keller Sports Park: staff said the sports park is about 86% complete, with synthetic turf conditioning finished and site murals in progress. As part of the project the city has ordered additional signage and is adding elements such as restroom facilities; staff presented restroom design options ranging from two‑stall units to six‑ or eight‑stall units and explained decisions were constrained by sewer‑line location and sight‑line concerns.
Project cost and scope: staff presented a package price for the various items (fields, signage, landscaping and related site improvements) totaling just under $2,400,000. The board discussed balancing facility capacity (restroom stall counts) with aesthetics and safety at the road edge.
Johnson Road Park survey: staff also noted the Johnson Road Park playground survey is live and had attracted about 530 respondents after roughly 10 days online; staff expects more responses over the survey period.
Quotes
"This was a $100,000 just for the shade structure," staff said of the Keller Pointe shade installation.
"We're 86% complete," staff said of the Keller Sports Park construction status.
Ending
Board members asked staff to continue refining design details, coordinate restroom placement with infrastructure constraints and return with final scope and cost estimates for council consideration.
