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St. Charles Parks Board Sets Priorities for 2013
Parking lots at Blanchette, Soccer Complex, Fox Hill and Braille Trail Parks will be replaced in 2013.
St. Charles Parks Board has set the priorities for capital improvement projects for 2013.
The biggest projects include filling in cracks and doing overlay of the parking lots at , , and around the Braille Trail for $146,800, as well as developing both the 100-acre park in north St. Charles and Webster Park.
In addition, the department plans to spend $58,000 on Wapelhorst Park concession stand upgrades.
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Maralee Britton, director of St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department, said the department has been working on the capitol improvement project plans for 2013 and beyond.
Britton said the parks department would work to redefine priorities for the long-term spending on parks during the next few months.
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"We've had quite a few folks choose to retire," she said. "So basically, with new staff coming in and looking at it with different sets of eyes, we'll be talking with different groups."
Right now, the department has tentatively budgeted spending $100,000 in 2017 on new athletic fields, $212,300 in 2016 on fixing or replacing maintenance facilities, $130,000 in 2014 on the next phase of the Boscert Greenway, $455,000 over 5 years on developing Webster Park and $455,000 over 5 years on developing the 110-acre park.
$115,000
Webster Park development
$115,000
Wapelhorst Concession Stand upgrades
$58,000
Tennis court fill and paint at Boone's Lick, McNair, Blanchette Parks
$33,500
Replacement of mowers
$31,000 Seal asphalt in parks $26,700 Set aside funding for restroom rehab
$26,700
Replacement of ranger vehicle
$25,000
Replacement of grounds equipment
$17,000
Set aside funding for HVAC replacements
$15,200
Replacement of playground surfaces
$15,000
Replacement of aquatic facility safety equipment $10,000 McNair Park Trail extension
$10,000
Replacement office chairs, filing cabinets
$9,200
Landscaping
$8,800
Set aside funding for ADA renovations $5,000 Audio visual equipment for Memorial Hall $5,000 Replacement of printers $3,000 Software equipment upgrades $1,000 Total CIP budget $666,200
The would still need to improve the overall Capitol Improvement Project plan for the entire city for 2013.
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