file:///home/user100/Desktop/3186735_44136_10-01-2022.pdf Two Council Bluffs city parks will be getting major upgrades next year as part of the city's 2023 capital improvement plan. Both Manawa City Park and Peterson Park are due for new playground equipment. The cur-rent play equipment in both parks was installed 25 years ago. The Manawa City playground, located at 4634 Mohawk St., is "one of the few opportunities for recreation within the neigh-borhood," according to a staff report written by the city's parks and recreation director, Vincent Martorello. "Residents have expressed in-terest in the park addressing the specific needs of the residents and offer a wide variety of recre-ational opportunity," Martorello continued. The new play area will in-clude walking paths, a basket-ball court and an updated play structure. According to the fiscal year 2023 CIP, the city council approved $405,000 for the proj - ect, which includes a design fee of $30,800, leaving $374,200 for Play structure and swing set at Peterson Park, Sept. 29, 2022
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construction. Unfortunately, the estimated cost for construction came in at $453,149, which exceeds the ap-proved funds by nearly $79,000. To bring costs down, the city removed a few line items from the design, including a skate park and a shelter. Peterson Park, at 2500 S. 8th St., will be getting a new play structure, swings, safety surfacing and a small plaza. The city council approved $345,000 for Peterson Park's ren-ovation, including $26,400 for the design and $318,600 for the equip-ment. The actual construction cost
_________________________________________________________ Replace Existing Playground With New Structure, Safety Surface, Inclusive Features. The project is included in the city's 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). As of April 27, 2022, an architect has been selected. Bidding is anticipated to take place in the late summer and construction in the fall of 2022. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available. As of August 24, 2023, no new information available
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