Wellsburg City Park
Wellsburg, Iowa
In 2020, Wellsburg took part in the Iowa Living Roadway’s Community Visioning Program. Through this initiative, RITLAND+KUIPER worked with the community to identify key areas for improvement in both their aging Pool Park and City Park, highlighting outdated equipment, limited accessibility, and a lack of recreational programming as primary concerns. RKLA was hired to assist the City and Park Improvement Committee through the design and implementation process for improvements to both parks.
City Park presented several challenges, including outdated and unsafe play equipment, a historic bandshell stage, and essential amenities like restrooms and picnic shelters—all disconnected from one another and separated by steeply sloping lawn areas. To address drainage issues, particularly water runoff affecting a neighboring property, the site was extensively regraded to accommodate a new playground area and an adjacent bioretention cell, designed to capture and treat most of the runoff from the park’s southeast area. An additional bioretention cell was also installed to manage any remaining drainage. New ADA accessible sidewalks now flow through the space and link all park features to the existing community sidewalk network and a Veterans memorial plaza. Inclusive play equipment was prioritized for the new playground, and RKLA selected a cohesive, nature-themed color palette that complements the future arboretum planned for the park.
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