$660K In New Playground Equipment Coming To Westfield Park

WESTFIELD, NJ — Two parks in Westfield will soon see some upgrades.

Memorial Park

New playground equipment is coming to Memorial Park in Westfield "to make it fully ADA-compliant and accessible to all," said Mayor Shelley Brindle.

The Town Council unanimously passed a resolution at its May 14 meeting to authorize an award of contract to MRC Recreation, representing Game Time Inc, for the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Memorial Park through the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ), at a fee not to exceed $660,136.96.

A special ordinance for $474,000 and various grant programs also awarded to Westfield for $185,000 will cover the cost of the purchase.

Tamaques Park

The Town Council also passed a special ordinance authorizing various public improvements for a total of $635,000.

Included in the ordinance were:

• Acquisition of new parking system equipment and technology
• Resurfacing of the tennis courts at Tamaques Park
• Acquisition of athletic field maintenance equipment
• Undertaking of the engineering phase for stream cleaning of a portion of the Robinson's Branch tributary of the Rahway River
• Undertaking of the planning phase for improvements to Tamaques Park
• Undertaking of the design phase for the installation of an above ground fuel tank system at the Department of Public Works Yard

"This is a fully funding ordinance meaning that no debt service is generated from this authorization," said Brindle. "This has been fully funded by the budget."

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