Metroparks Toledo has appointed a firm to construct a customized play area for Glass City park.
At the June 28 meeting, the park commissioners selected the Canadian company Earthscape of Wallenstein, Ontario, to design, fabricate and supply the play equipment at a cost not to exceed $637,748.
Joe Fausnaugh, special projects manager, said the park district received three design proposals for the primary adventure play area at Glass City.
“Earthscape was chosen as the preferred design company due to their extensive experience with customized play structures and their ability to apply that experience in a meaningful way to our project,” he explained.
The Discovery Adventure, play structure will feature a boardwalk leading to a pair of towers designed to represent wings.
Inside the towers will be activities including a central climber, talk tubes, sling hammocks, large rope bridge, stainless steel wobble rings, slides and a net floor.
“It will highlight the significant natural features of the park and also deliver a unique, high quality play experience,” Mr. Fausnaugh said.
Other Business
In other business, the park commissioners:
•Increased 2021 appropriations to support FitPark Climb, $100,000; natural re sources initiatives through Metroparks Toledo Foundation, $76,606, and My Mentor and Me program, $34,063.
•Amended a contract with the law firm of Spengler Nathanson to provide legal services for the park district for an amount not-to-exceed $150,000–an increase of $25,000.
•Contracted with PFM Financial Advisors at a cost of $40,000 to develop a financial plan with respect to initial development of the Glass City Riverwalk.
The firm will review current and projected financial status, financial plan modeling, financial alternatives analysis and development of a final financial plan.
•Approved transfers from the general fund to capital construction of $15.44 million for treehouse maintenance and the Glass City Riverwalk construction, and from the general fund to education of $914,901.
•Authorized Allen Gallant, director of community development, to seek a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service for $5 million.
The money would be used to develop portions of the Glass City Riverwalk through International Park.
•Paid bills for May of $1.4 million.
The next park board meeting will be at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 28, at Secor Park, 10001 Central Avenue, Berkey, and is open to the public. –Jane Maiolo
