The partnership between the Cadiz-Trigg County Joint Parks and Recreation Board and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for an overhauled playground at West Cadiz Park is moving forward.
The Parks and Rec Board voted 4-0 at its recent meeting to pursue a Kentucky Waste Tire grant for a soft surface for the playground. The deadline to apply for the grant is April 1.
Board member Matt Ladd said an estimated cost to remove the sand and equipment from the 115 by 40-foot playground and replace it with a soft surface would be around $100,000.
click to download audioSince the partnership was announced last summer, discussions have been held to create an adaptive area to make the playground ADA-compliant which would cost around $70,000 to pour and cover the surface before any equipment is installed.
Ladd said both the Corps of Engineers and the City of Cadiz would provide some in-kind work to the overhaul.
click to download audioLadd told Parks and Rec Board Chairman Mike Wright that he has also been in discussion with Cadiz Mayor Todd King about discretionary money in the city’s coffers for the project.
click to download audioThe Corps of Engineers plans to provide around $30,000 from the Handshake Partnership Program which has distributed nearly $3 million in seed money for projects over the past 15 years.
If the playground is upgraded, the Nashville office would be responsible for the maintenance of the equipment while the city would provide upkeep of the base surface.
West Cadiz Park, known officially as the Cadiz Recreation Area, is one of 26 properties maintained by the Nashville District that includes day-use areas, campgrounds, boat ramps, and recreation areas.
The City of Cadiz maintains just two park properties — the Juanita Oates Park on Hayden Street and Cadiz Central Park at the west end of the Cadiz Walking Trail.
