Proposals for new £250,000 Castle Douglas playpark on display

Proposals for a £250,000 inclusive playpark in Citadel Douglas went on show on Monday.

Members of the city’s improvement discussion board invited kids and adults alongside to Lochside Park to have a look at the 2 designs being thought-about.

The park is now the popular location after Market Hill had initially been the chosen website.

Growth discussion board chairman Carolyn Yates mentioned: “We went over why it had moved, which is that the council had requested us to do one other session after Covid.

“The producers markets are actually held at Market Hill and it's now used extra for occasions.

“CD Civic Fest shall be held there and the jubilee celebrations have been there, so the playpark would take up area used for occasions. Individuals additionally requested why it needed to exchange an current playpark and once more that’s right down to the council’s finest worth coverage about renewing and increasing in order that we’re not spending all our cash on getting ready the grounds.

One of the two proposals
One of many two proposals (Picture: Jim McEwan)

“The kids have been cut up fairly evenly on the 2 plans. We additionally had somebody from DG Voice and from a carers voice and so they most popular one with a wheelchair swing.”

The 2 proposals shall be on show within the city over the summer time to permit extra folks to provide their views, with the council taking the venture to tender in September.

The native authority will stump up half the £250,000 wanted to show the venture into actuality, with the event discussion board closing in on securing the opposite half.

Mrs Yates added: “We're nonetheless about £9,000 or £10,000 quick however we're fairly assured of getting that.

“Nonetheless, we want to put in issues like extra benches and CCTV that are additional so the fundraising shall be an ongoing course of.”

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