During the May 26, 2026 workshop Oakdale evaluated playground design options and budget impacts for Golfview and Tower Parks as part of a 2026 Parks Capital Improvement Program totaling about 5.2 million. Working with LHB, the project team refined designs to reduce overruns; Council opted to proceed with Golfview Park and Tower Park using Flagship Recreation equipment and set a 10% contingency for playground projects, while debating whether to push out the Richard Walton Park playground project from 2027 to 2028 to free capacity. The Council also directed that Tanners Lake Park playground equipment be selected before year-end 2026, with some amenities (like a concrete plaza or tennis conversion) available as deferrable elements and potential grant funding for ADA pathways being explored. This indicates an active, multi-year playground and park amenity replacement program where vendors in playground equipment, surfacing, ADA pathways, sitework, and grant assistance can compete on upcoming bid packages and alternates, particularly for Tanners Lake and deferred projects such as Richard Walton Park.

Council expressed preference to standardize on the same vendor used at Willowbrooke Commons and Helm...