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Playcraft fixes Lions Park slides; Vortex to replace splash-park bearings free of charge
Summary
Board members reported that Playcraft fabricated and installed saddle pieces to fix an entanglement issue on Lions Park slides and that Vortex agreed to replace splash-park bucket bearings with sealed units at no charge after repeated failures. Staff said the vendor response should resolve recurring bearing defects.
Park staff updated the board on recent playground and splash-park repairs, saying vendors have responded to recurring equipment issues. Committee member (speaker 4) said Playcraft fabricated replacement saddles to resolve a choke-point on the Lions Park tube slides and installed them in a matter of hours, and staff said that resolved the immediate safety concern.
Staff and committee members also described repeated bearing failures in the splash park's big bucket. According to the staff member, the manufacturer Vortex agreed to replace all buckets with sealed bearings and did so free of charge; the vendor's crew completed the work after staff raised the issue. "So they're sticking behind the product," the staff member said, describing vendor follow-up and noting the staff had to press for a response after multiple failures. Committee members said the sealed bearings should prevent future cracking due to constant wet conditions and that the replacements were installed quickly by vendor technicians.
