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Dayton parks panel reviews up to $260,000 stage-cover quotes and tight summer timeline
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The Dayton City Parks Commission reviewed vendor quotes for a new stage cover at Elsie Stevens Park, including a roughly $260,000 Polygon estimate, and staff warned that engineering and fabrication could take months, making meeting the June concert schedule uncertain.
The Dayton City Parks Commission on April 7 reviewed vendor designs and cost estimates for a proposed stage cover at Elsie Stevens Park and asked staff to seek council guidance before proceeding.
Marty, a parks staff member, told the commission that Polygon’s larger design was quoted at about "$260,000," while a smaller option from another vendor was nearer to $107,000. "This one here is, like, $260,000," Councilman Slavic said during the meeting as commissioners compared design trade-offs.
Commissioners and staff discussed technical choices that affect cost and schedule: the number of posts (four-post designs were preferred by some over eight-post versions), whether the cover should overhang the stage and dance-floor area, and acoustic concerns if a roof traps or reflects amplified sound. Marty said the project requires engineering drawings—"6 to 12 weeks for that and then 20 plus weeks for construction and then delivery after that"—and noted the site’s proximity to the Mississippi River will require permitting, soil borings and substantial pilings (discussed as approximately 5-foot diameter and 6 feet deep).
Members repeatedly flagged schedule risk: city concerts and a car show begin June 5, and commissioners expressed a desire to have the dance-floor work finished by then if possible; staff said that given design, permitting and construction timelines it may be difficult to meet that date. Commissioners also asked staff to confirm how much an extended overhang would actually improve shading for bands and whether the cover would materially change acoustics for musicians.
Next steps include presenting the options to the city council for direction and, if authorized, ordering long-lead components. Marty said he will bring the vendor comparison and a preferred design to the council for guidance and to advance engineering work.
