PENDLETON â The Pendleton Parks and Recreation Department has proposed reducing the scope of the Til Taylor Park renovation project because of cost overruns, but the Pendleton Development Commission is considering going over budget to help the department complete its original vision.
At a Tuesday, April 20, commission meeting, Pendleton Parks and Recreation Director Liam Hughes explained some of the latest setbacks.
Hughes told the commission the department had originally intended to use rubber tiles as the flooring for the two new playgrounds it was installing. But after learning about the difficulty of self-installing the tiles and a glue shortage forcing the tile supplier to cancel its order with the city, Hughes was now recommending the commission purchase âpour-in-placeâ rubber flooring instead of the tiles.