Play, Work Items OK’d for Ann Arbor Parks

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Three Ann Arbor parks will be receiving upgrades to play equipment, and all of them will have better equipment for mowing and snow removal as a result of city council action on May 5, 2014.

The council approved a contract with Game Time c/o Sinclair Recreation for $132,000 to improve facilities at three parks. Arbor Oaks Park and Scheffler Park will have their play structures replaced, and North Main Park will be getting a tire swing and chess table.

Arbor Oaks Park is located in Ward 3 in the southeast quadrant of the city. Image links to interactive map by the city of Ann Arbor.

Arbor Oaks Park is located in Ward 3 in the southeast quadrant of the city. Image links to interactive map by the city of Ann Arbor.

In addition, the council approved the purchase of two 2014 Toro model 7210 commercial six-foot-wide mower/snow broom combination units at $50,426 each for a total of $100,853.

The units have a mower deck that can be used in the summer months and can be converted in the winter into a tank-tread type unit with an enclosed cab that accepts a rotating snow broom, a snow blower, or a plow blade.

The two Toros will replace two walk-behind mowers and three riding mowers.

This brief was filed from the city council’s chambers on the second floor of city hall, located at 301 E. Huron.