Portland Parks and Recreation

Hello!

As you probably well know, upgrades to several playgrounds were included in the 2003 Portland Parks Levy. The projects have been put out to bid three times and I am happy to say that three times does indeed appear to be a charm! The Bureau of Purchasing has confirmed that we have an acceptable bid so now we can finally move forward with these improvements.

The contractor should be onboard by mid-March and the construction schedule will be developed shortly thereafter. We expect that construction will be scheduled at several locations simultaneously. As soon as we know about the schedule, we will let you know.

For now, we wanted to let you know that we're back on track and to remind you of what work will be going on at each site:


Whirl safety surfacing at:
∑ Albert Kelly Park (Bridlemile Neighborhood)
∑ Alberta Park (Vernon Neighborhood)
∑ Bloomington Park (Lents Neighborhood)
∑ Fernhill Park (Concordia Neighborhood)
∑ Gammans Park (Arbor Lodge Neighborhood)
∑ Mt. Scott Park (Mt. Scott Arleta Neighborhood)
∑ Mt. Tabor Park - Harrison Playground (Mt. Tabor Neighborhood)
∑ Powell Park (Brooklyn Action Corps)
∑ Westmoreland Park (SMILE)
∑ Wilshire Park (Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood)


Additional work is scheduled at the following parks:

∑ Columbia Park (Portsmouth Neighborhood) - Whirl safety surfacing and lead abatement-related replacement of two swingsets, slide, teeter-totter, chin bars