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Commission targets multi-year plan to replace 20-year-old playground; accumulator fund at $220,000
Summary
City planners are saving toward replacing a 20+ year-old playground, currently holding roughly $220,000 in a capital accumulator fund with a $300,000 target and plans for community input and grant seeking next fiscal year.
The Chair told the Parks Commission the existing playground is over 20 years old and the city recently seeded a capital accumulator fund to replace it; the fund currently stands at about $220,000 with a planning target near $300,000. “We're at $220,000...I think we're trying to target somewhere around the 300 mark,” the Chair said, adding staff will pursue grants and include community input — including children’s preferences — in the design process.
The Chair said engineered wood fiber is an acceptable surfacing option and the city does not necessarily have to move to rubberized surfaces, which helps contain costs. Design work and community engagement are planned next fiscal year, with construction a few years out depending on budgets and competing public safety priorities.
