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Summit unveils East Summit neighborhood playground plan, seeks public input; construction expected this fall
Summary
City staff presented a $370,000 playground design for East Summit, funded through a combination of grant and donations; the city says about $396,000 will be available if the grant/donation are accepted. Public input will be solicited June 3–July 3, with contract award targeted July 28 and construction in September–October.
City staff presented plans for a new East Summit neighborhood playground during Tuesday’s council meeting, describing a smaller-scale, walkable playground intended primarily for ages 2–5 with one structure accessible by older children.
Assistant Director David Guido told council the design, prepared by MRC and GameTime under a Bergen Bids contract, was priced at $370,000. He said that, if the grant and donation before council are accepted, the city would have roughly $396,000 available and would use remaining funds to create about 8–10 parking spaces near Morris Court to mitigate neighborhood parking impacts.
Guido described the playground as intentionally modest to avoid generating new parking demand: "It's intended to be used primarily for pedestrian traffic... we don't want to bring more parking issues to that neighborhood," he said. A public input period will run from June 3 to July 3 and the city expects to post plans to the municipal website; the council targeted a July 28 contract award and estimated a 6–8 week delivery time with construction in September–October.
The presentation also included a brief status update on other capital playground work: Tatlock Playground may open after a final inspection and Memorial Playground has $200,000 allocated in the capital plan pending bond-ordinance adoption and further community design input.
The council acknowledged a Junior League donation noted on the consent agenda that staff said will be applied to playground projects, and invited the donors to participate in a brief photo opportunity before adjournment.
