Woodstock selects new companies for playground renovations
The city of Woodstock has selected different companies to renovate its downtown playground. On Monday, the Woodstock City Council unanimously voted to repeal a $438,961 agreement between the city and Great Southern Recreation for renovations to Woodstock's Downtown Playground. The agreement, approved in July, was for the second phase of playground revovations, including the addition of a Moku-Yama 11.1 Play Structure , drainage work, landscaping and installing 2,500 square feet of artificial turf. According to city documents, city staff started getting quotes from different contractors after there were problems with the company’s work on the Little River Park playground, and after they learned the company purchased playground equipment without a signed agreement to do so. “On August 18, 2026, the City prepared Purchase Order 27-013510 for $438,961.00 to Great Southern Recreation and issued the document to the Parks and Recreation Department. As of October 28, 2026, this document has not been sent to Great Southern Recreation nor is there a signed agreement for services with the City and Great Southern Recreation for the renovation of the Downtown Playground,” a city staff report reads in part. "This is due to the fact that the Parks & Recreation Department began experiencing issues
