Strawberry Recreation District board advances trimmed Strawberry Park playground design at $2.55 million

A rendering of the revised playground planned for Strawberry Park shows its centerpiece, a large red strawberry children can slide down, on a rubber surface decorated with strawberry vines. On Oct. 13, the Strawberry Recreation District board voted 4-0 to send playground company GameTime a letter of intent for the roughly $2.55 million project, with final approval set for Nov. 10. The board also approved a $333,152 bid from G&G Builders for the restroom building. (GameTime rendering)

A trimmed-down design has cut the price of Strawberry’s planned playground and soccer field to about $2.55 million, roughly $50,000 above the $2.5 million cap the Strawberry Recreation District board set in September.

The board voted 4-0 on Oct. 13, with Chair Peter Teese absent, to have the general manager send playground company GameTime a letter of intent. Final approval of the playground waits for the board’s Nov. 10 meeting so all five members can vote.

The play area centers on a large red strawberry that children can slide down. It will sit on a patch of grass between the tennis courts and baseball fields at Strawberry Park, atop a rubber surface decorated with strawberry vines. GameTime’s quote in the board’s Oct. 13 meeting packet says equipment ships within 24 weeks after the company receives a signed quote, purchase order and color selections, which would mean by late April for an order placed right after the Nov. 10 vote.

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