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Board reviews phased $1.5 million plan for Legacy Park playground; demolition costs remain unsettled
Summary
Eustace Engineers presented a phased 'step 1' playground design for Legacy Park and feasibility work that keeps construction under a $1.5 million target to avoid lengthy NPDES permitting; board members pressed for clarity on demolition costs and fundraising shortfalls ahead of bids planned for spring.
Eustace Engineers told the Jenkintown School District board on Dec. 15 that a reduced, phased plan for the Legacy Park playground is feasible and could be built within the district’s roughly $1.5 million budget target, pending bid results and continued fundraising.
"The results of that feasibility study and evaluation, conclusively were that, yes, we can get this built," said Darryl Campana of Eustace Engineers, who reviewed underground utility testing, constructability, and a step‑1 design that shrinks the footprint to avoid triggering a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that would add months to the schedule.
Why it matters: The board and community have supported a new playground, but the project’s timing depends on fundraising and procurement. Keeping the initial phase smaller allows the district to…
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