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Opelika outlines major West Ridge Park upgrades, including new playground and $1M in field lighting

City of Opelika Council · March 17, 2026
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City staff detailed a range of completed and planned West Ridge Park improvements — from infield grading and new scoreboards to a $262,000 playground and roughly $1 million in field lighting — and said additional accessibility and landscaping work will follow.

John, a city staff presenter, told the council the city has completed and is finishing a broad set of improvements at West Ridge Park carried out over the last 12–18 months. "The renovations to the fields…infield grading, mounds and bases," he said, cost about $48,000, and "the fencing project" about $85,000. He listed other work by item and approximate cost: hydroseeding $60,000; asphalt and playground removal and grading $15,000; ADA sidewalks and concrete near the new…

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