Upgrading pieces of their park on 1600 North, West Bountiful City will begin construction on a new playground.

“West Bountiful City is extremely proud of that park,” said City Administrator Duane Huffman. “Really it’s a gem here in the city, so it’s very important to us that everyone that goes there has a good experience.”

Replacing the current 36-year-old playground on the south side of the park, the renovation is being overseen by Big T Construction – a company that also carried out a project for another playground in the same park. 

Set to feature several slides, swings and objects to climb on within a 4,744 sq. ft. area, West Bountiful plans to spend over $186,000 on development, according to a city council agenda from July 16.

“This playground is an area that has always been kind of more friendly for smaller children, and so we want to maintain that,” Huffman said. “We want to make sure that smaller children and their parents and those that are with them have this kind of opportunity – have this separated area where they can just enjoy being outside and enjoy being in West Bountiful.”

According to Huffman, Big T Construction created three to four designs for the new playground before one was agreed upon. That said, while the company oversaw all architectural needs, West Bountiful’s residents were able to have some input on overall design.

During a city council meeting on July 16, Councilmember Jenn Nielsen proposed that the city publish a poll on Facebook for a vote on colorway. After receiving feedback from over 200 users, it was decided that the new playground will primarily feature lime and lavender-colored components. 

A space that contains a sand volleyball court, three baseball diamonds and a basketball court, the original playground was built in 1988. According to West Bountiful – A Pictorial History, the project was made possible by a contribution from the family of Brandon McCulley – a boy who was killed in a plane crash that year. 

According to Huffman, due to aging, the playground has become harder to maintain, fix and find replacement parts for. The city is looking to have this current renovation stand for years to come.

West Bountiful recently put up a sign in front of the playground to announce that it’s set for demolition, and that construction will begin soon.