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Councilors push to settle location, design and funding for inclusive playground and revisit splash pad funding
Summary
Councilors pressed for a decision on siting and design of an all-inclusive playground and for revisiting a previously approved $200,000 splash pad allocation for Steubenville’s north end; council agreed committee or full-council discussion is needed and staff identified possible grant opportunities through OMEGA.
Councilors on July 28 urged quicker action to pick a site and design for an all-inclusive playground and to reexamine prior splash pad funding for the north end.
"We had approved $200,000 for a splash pad on the north end," Councilman Mayo said during Parks and Recreation reports, urging that the council revisit the allocation after earlier plans shifted funds to the Martin Luther King Center. Mayo and other councilors discussed constraints on space, multiple sports uses of the oval inside the track at North End Park, and the need to identify a design and budget before committing a location. City Manager Michael Johnson and Parks Director Don Patterson described grant opportunities and possible OMEGA Amler grant discussions to support the inclusive playground; council agreed the Parks Committee or a full session should resolve siting and design before allocating additional funds.
