No money appropriated to replace ‘play structure’

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 20, 2013

~~Question: Several months ago the aging play structure at Koko Head Neighborhood Park was taken down. Although rusting, 98 percent of it was fine. The first mistake was instead of fixing what was broken, two workers spent hours boarding up one section. A couple of months later the whole structure was removed, I assume for safety reasons. What’s left is a rotted artificial surface with large areas missing and holes in the ground, creating safety hazards. This park is heavily used on weekends (and is a place) where families can enjoy the play equipment while their other children are participating in sports. Can you please get to the bottom of why the structure was removed and when a new one will be installed? 
Answer: There are plans to replace the play structure, but no money has yet been appropriated, so there is no target date for when a new one can be built.
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Question: Several months ago the aging play structure at Koko Head Neighborhood Park was taken down. Although rusting, 98 percent of it was fine. The first mistake was instead of fixing what was broken, two workers spent hours boarding up one section. A couple of months later the whole structure was removed, I assume for safety reasons. What’s left is a rotted artificial surface with large areas missing and holes in the ground, creating safety hazards. This park is heavily used on weekends (and is a place) where families can enjoy the play equipment while their other children are participating in sports. Can you please get to the bottom of why the structure was removed and when a new one will be installed?

Answer: There are plans to replace the play structure, but no money has yet been appropriated, so there is no target date for when a new one can be built. Login for more...