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Committee hears multiple parks and infrastructure budget items including walking-path maintenance and playground replacement
Summary
Trustees discussed budgeting approaches for walking-path maintenance, a possible staged replacement of Heritage Park playground equipment (estimated near $200,000), Main Street ADA options (rough order of $78,000 for one stall), and a turf change order for the Square on Second; staff were directed to obtain engineering and vendor cost breakdowns and return to finance or full-board meetings.
Committee members reviewed several capital and maintenance needs affecting parks, downtown and stormwater infrastructure.
Walking paths: Trustees discussed a proposal to budget roughly $45,000–$50,000 per year to repair and maintain the village's pedestrian network (7–8 miles in total). Staff estimated a half‑mile repair would cost about $15,000 and recommended prioritizing sections for a multi‑year plan.
Heritage Park: Staff said playground equipment is roughly 20–25 years old and estimated replacement cost near $200,000. Trustees discussed funding the replacement over two years (for example, budgeting $100,000 this year and $100,000 next year), inspecting existing equipment, and checking possible grant options.
Main Street ADA and Square on Second: Public works presented multiple ADA design options for downtown curb cuts/ramps with one single‑stall concept roughly estimated at $78,000. For the Square on Second turf project, staff reported a contractor has reduced a change order by about $1,800; trustees noted the village has already committed part of the project funding and agreed to place a final decision on the full-board agenda.
Storm sewer: Public works reported storm-sewer connections in the Leahy area are complete and that the contractor proposed hydroseeding as a restoration method to save about $10,000 versus sod; trustees supported the change when appropriate.
Next steps: Trustees directed staff to assemble engineering cost breakdowns, vendor quotes, and grant possibilities and to bring prioritized recommendations to the finance or parks committee and the full board as appropriate.
