Replacing the playground equipment damaged in an arson at Pamela Beaumont Park will likely cost about $78,000, according to Garden City officials.
“I was probably like everybody else that found out — a little shocked,” Garden City Public Works Director Colin Schmidt said of the November fire, which destroyed part of the popular playground.
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He described the incident as the most extreme example of vandalism they’ve seen at any of Garden City’s parks.
“The 2 to 5 area is the part that was burned down, so it’s the small children that won’t be able to play there for a while,” Schmidt said…