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Battle of the berries: Strawberry Rec nears decisions on playground designs

The district set aside $1.8 million for the project, with a fundraising committee aiming to cover about half the cost and the general fund covering the rest.

GAMETIME VIA STRAWBERRY RECREATION DISTRICTA GameTime rendering shows the firm’s proposed playground for the Strawberry Recreation District, centered on a climbable 20-foot strawberry with green tube slides. The conceptual design also includes a barn play structure, swings, a spinning climbing net and a carousel set on strawberry-themed rubber surfacing.
Tyler Callister
By TYLER CALLISTER · 2 min read
KOMPAN VIA STRAWBERRY RECREATION DISTRICTA Kompan rendering shows the company’s competing wood design, built around a 16-foot ‘strawberry truck’ and a 30-foot tower with a green tube slide, with strawberry-painted panels and shade structures.

A new playground at the Strawberry Recreation District could cost as much as $3 million, according to bids the board weighed last week as it nears a decision on which firm to hire.

GameTime’s design centers on a climbable 20-foot strawberry. Kompan’s features a 16-foot “strawberry truck” and a 30-foot tower with a slide. The board heard both presentations June 23 and said it would choose a firm at its next meeting July 14, in what board Chair Peter Teese called “the most important decision we will ever make.”

The playground will replace Reggie Park, a play area that was removed in 2023 to make way for pickleball and basketball courts. The new playground will be built off Belvedere Drive on a patch of grass between the tennis courts and baseball fields.

The district’s fiscal 2026-2027 budget, approved that night, sets aside $1.8 million for the capital-improvement playground costs. Teese said the board had hoped for a total cost of $2 million, but both companies came in higher in their proposals: GameTime at $2.2 million and Kompan at $3 million.

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A version of this story appeared in the July 1, 2026, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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