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Parks director: grant-funded playground upgrades, ADA projects and master plan aim to stabilize parks finances
Summary
Parks Director John Davis outlined 2025 accomplishments and 2026 goals including a $75,000 grant for playground surfacing at Little Platte, ADA ramp projects at marinas, software for marina management, and a master plan due Sept. 2026 to guide capital priorities and funding.
John Davis, Clay County parks director, presented the parks department’s 2025 accomplishments and priorities for 2026–27, telling commissioners that the combined parks and park-use tax budget is just under $12.4 million and that personnel accounts for roughly 47% of operating expenditures.
Davis said the department secured a $75,000 grant to replace playground surfacing at Little Platte with recycled tire products and plans to add more ADA-accessible…
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