CRA adds Geneva Jungle restoration to project list

Consultants from Leathers & Associates, the firm that led the community build of the Geneva Jungle playground in 1997, presented an assessment offering three options to restore the facility.

The Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously Monday to add the Geneva Jungle Playground restoration to its approved project list, with work expected to begin after Oct. 1.

The board placed a $66,000 placeholder in the fiscal 2026-27 capital improvement schedule, delaying a $150,000 parking project and Phase 2 of the trailhead project by one year each. City Manager James Booth called the estimate preliminary.

A June assessment by Leathers & Associates, which facilitated the original 1997 community build, found the playground’s safety surfacing needs immediate attention. Resident Jade Wolfe told the board 52 volunteers have already signed up to help.

Click here for the full story: Keystone CRA adds Geneva Jungle playground restoration to project list Board shifts two projects back a year to make room for a $66,000 placeholder; volunteers line up to help