What's Happening With the Playground Refresh?
...Updated 3/6/2025
City Council heard you and they have passed funding for a new playground up to $300,000. Funds will be made available Oct 1, 2025. This likely means traction for this project will be in early 2026, with hopes of having the playground installed and available for public use by the end of 2026. This is not a commitment but merely an estimate. The timeline will become clearer after October 1. Currently there are no plans for community input. If you are passionate about seeing certain features included in the next generation playground AND are willing to champion the fundraising effort to make it happen, FOTP is here to help you. Send us an email at [email protected].
City Council heard you and they have passed funding for a new playground up to $300,000. Funds will be made available Oct 1, 2025. This likely means traction for this project will be in early 2026, with hopes of having the playground installed and available for public use by the end of 2026. This is not a commitment but merely an estimate. The timeline will become clearer after October 1. Currently there are no plans for community input. If you are passionate about seeing certain features included in the next generation playground AND are willing to champion the fundraising effort to make it happen, FOTP is here to help you. Send us an email at [email protected].
Introduction
...updated 2024
The equipment at Tietze (and other parks) has passed it's service life and allocation for new playground equipment is not assured. It can be 2-5 years before playground equipment is installed after a project makes it into a bond package. So if Tietze’s funding is not in this upcoming bond package (2024), we are looking at the next bond package and potentially another 10 years before there is new playground equipment. We want it included in THIS bond package.
The equipment at Tietze (and other parks) has passed it's service life and allocation for new playground equipment is not assured. It can be 2-5 years before playground equipment is installed after a project makes it into a bond package. So if Tietze’s funding is not in this upcoming bond package (2024), we are looking at the next bond package and potentially another 10 years before there is new playground equipment. We want it included in THIS bond package.
FAQs
How much funding is at stake?
A: $300,000 is currently allocated in the Tietze Park playground recommendation in the 2024 bond.
What happens if Tietze Park does not get funding for a new playground in the upcoming bond package?
A: Tietze Park will have to wait for the following bond, expected to be 2029 or 2030, for capital dollars towards a new playground.
When would construction of a new playground begin if funding is approved?
A: No sooner than 2025 if it were to be prioritized as one of the first projects to be funded.
Will the community have input on the new playground?
A: Yes, absolutely!
Answers provided by District 14 Park Board Member Rudy Karimi
A: $300,000 is currently allocated in the Tietze Park playground recommendation in the 2024 bond.
What happens if Tietze Park does not get funding for a new playground in the upcoming bond package?
A: Tietze Park will have to wait for the following bond, expected to be 2029 or 2030, for capital dollars towards a new playground.
When would construction of a new playground begin if funding is approved?
A: No sooner than 2025 if it were to be prioritized as one of the first projects to be funded.
Will the community have input on the new playground?
A: Yes, absolutely!
Answers provided by District 14 Park Board Member Rudy Karimi