The Village of East Hills will be revamping the village playground, board members said at a Monday night meeting.
“It’s going to be quite an extensive renovation,” Trustee Manny Zuckerman said.
The playground is almost 20 years old, Zuckerman said, so the village is planning to completely renovate the play space. He said the project is estimated to cost about $1 million, though the board said it will not raise taxes to cover the costs.
Mayor Michael Koblenz said the playground will be “gutted” to build a “brand new slate.”
The village has received one work proposal so far from a reputable company that has renovated playgrounds in Westchester and other nearby counties, the trustees said. The board has not awarded a bid for the project yet.
The project is not a small one, as Zuckerman said the new playground will be “state of the art” with a real “wow factor.”
This is not the only children’s area being redone in the village. The kiddie pool will be covered with a temporary play surface within the next few days and should be ready for use within a week, Park Director Dave Squillante said.
The kiddie pool has been closed since opening day for the main pool, but no one has inquired about using the kiddie pool so far this year, the park director said.
Since the kiddie pool was never heated, families usually brought their small children to the main pool and just kept to the shallow end, the mayor said, rendering the kiddie pool obsolete.
It is unclear when residents can expect playground renovations to be finished as it is a long-term project in its early planning stages.
The mayor also announced the appointment of Trustee Brian Meyerson as deputy mayor at the Monday meeting. Meyerson has served on the board since 2014.