Richmond Hill's Bradstock Park revitalization gets funding in 2018
$3.2 million approved for park playground upgrade and addition of fitness equipment

YorkRegion.com
Nov. 30, 2017
Teresa Latchford

The revitalization of Bradstock Park is just one of the many municipal improvements included in the capital budget for 2018.

The park, located on Driscoll Road in Richmond Hill, is one of the many projects that has been assigned funding under the town’s recently approved $70.6 million capital budget. The new design for the park will add a host of upgraded play equipment including a disc swing, accessible climbers and slides, sand play equipment, spinners, plenty of built-in seating and a picnic area.

A fitness station with a circuit training hub complete with equipment as well as a mirrored kaleidoscope passage will also be featured in the park.

“Each year our capital budget allows us to pursue a careful mixture of new and replacement projects to ensure we maintain infrastructure and services at the right level for Richmond Hill,” Mayor Dave Barrow. “This budget provides for large projects such as moving forward with the Civic Precinct and Central Library expansion, along with projects such as a renovation and new displays for our Heritage Centre.”

The town will also be implementing integrated finance and human resources software for $6.5 million, repairing asphalt on a number of roads to the tune of $2.4 million, dedicating $1.8 million to the Lake Wilcox boardwalk project and putting $1.6 million into the David Dunlap Observatory Park conceptual design.

Other projects, such as replacing interior lighting will efficient LED options at town facilities with the intent of reducing operating costs, will partially be funded by the town and by the federal gas tax fund over a number of years.

“We are planning future projects to take advantage of all grant-funding opportunities and specifically of infrastructure grants,” regional councillor and budget chair Vito Spatafora said. “Our approach will ensure projects are shovel-ready when grants become available. This is crucial, as many grants require tight timelines to qualify.”

The next step is for council and town staff to review the 2018 operating budget throughout January and February. A public information session will be held at the Central Library on Jan. 20.

For more information, visit RichmondHill.ca.