TUSCO Commission To Consider $50K For Playground Upgrades At Two County Schools

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa County Commission is set to consider $50,000 in playground equipment for two Tuscaloosa County School System schools in the northern part of the county.

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District 1 Commissioner Stan Acker will present the measures, which will come from his Community Development funds if approved during the next regular meeting on Wednesday.

The first proposal calls for repairs of existing equipment at Walker Elementary, along with purchasing a Cosmic Climber, swing frames and seats for special needs students, a miniature whirl, a Gumdrop play unit and rubber mulch. This comes out to a cost of $25,000.

What's more, Huntington Place Elementary School would also receive $25,000 to cover the partial costs of a new obstacle course for its playground.

“I am very pleased to be able to work with both Walker and Huntington Place Elementary schools on these playground expansion projects," Acker told Patch on Monday. "These are true Community Development projects as they benefit the schools and the students during the school day but are also accessible to nearby families on weekends or in the summer time when school is not in session. The partnership that the County Commission has with our county school system is long standing and I think is a benefit to all our residents."

In other Commission business ...

• The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office will award a bid for work on its hanger project, as the county moves its patrol division from the location to a new home on 35th Street.
• Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox will address the Commission regarding a proposed event center for the city.
• District 2 Commissioner Jerry Tingle will present a measure for re-striping parking spaces at the old Holt High School.
• District 4 Commissioner Reginald Murray plans to proposed the county's public works department to work with Sipsey Valley High School to construct, pave, and stripe a parking area on the school campus. The project is estimate to cost $80,000.

The next regular meeting of the Tuscaloosa County Commission will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. in the Commission Chambers in the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse.

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