New playground equipment is being planned for the city parks, with bids to be sought for a new structure at Moberly Park and Eastside playground to be closed for a few days while a new piece is installed.
During a park board meeting held Wednesday, it was agreed that bids will be sought to replace the structure located at the lower portion of the park, a structure that does not meet insurance requirements that have changed over time. The board had included $12,000 in the 2018-2019 budget for purchase of the structure and it was noted that Miracle, the company that has provided most of the equipment for the past 20 years, has a special running at the moment that would allow the board to purchase a $20,000 structure for $13,199 and have free shipping, saving about $1,000 on the shipping cost. While the board is looking at the Miracle product, bids must be sought for the structure, which will be geared to children ages two to 12. Park Superintendent Jason Shuler updated the board on the installation of the new swing set at Moberly as well as a project to address a wash-out area at that park, with the Trenton Street Department recognized for helping with that work.
The board plans to move the “curley Q” slide from the upper portion of Moberly Park to Gladys Grimes Park, located at Lake Trenton as well as placing a tire swing there. An older structure at Grimes Park that is leaning will be removed.
In discussing playground equipment at Eastside Park, it was noted that a new piece, a bongo jungle climber, will be installed to replace the glider that was removed. The playground will be closed during the installation, which is scheduled to begin Monday and take about three days.
In other business, the board:
• re-elected officers, including Duane Helmandollar, president; Curtis Crawford, vice-president; and Dr. Andy Cox, secretary.
• heard a report on the recent Mudcats game at Burleigh Grimes Field, which was well attended.
• accepted a $3,000 donation from the Dr. Nick and Cheri McHargue family and approved Dr. McHargue’s request to reserve the Rock Barn area for June 15-16, 2019 for the Gooseberry Festival.
• heard a report from Shuler that the Trenton Family Aquatic Center season is going great and that the street department and wastewater department helped prepare the grandstand area for the recent fireworks display. Shuler updated the board on the various ball and soccer seasons that have been played over the summer.
• heard a suggestion brought to board member Lynda Lynch that the Eastside Park tennis courts be converted to a pickleball court. Helmandollar said the board is looking into grant funding for that project.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 1.
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