Winter 2021-22 Hometown Messenger

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A place to gather City looks to enhance Huber Park as beloved riverfront destination

Cover Photo: The Huber Park wood community-build playground sits quiet on a chilly morning. The playground is nearing the end of its lifespan, with replacement scheduled for 2023.

Shakopee families have been enjoying Huber Park and its unique playground structure for 16 years, but with the wood playground approaching the end of its natural lifespan, necessary changes are afoot.

"This is a great opportunity to build on our community’s vision from the early 2000s." Bill Mars Shakopee Mayor

As part of the city’s Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan, the playground at Huber Park is scheduled to be replaced in 2023. Mayor Bill Mars was a member of the Huber Park Community Build Playground Committee that was founded in 2003 to spearhead the creation of the playground known and loved by residents today. Mars said he recognizes the playground replace ment will be bittersweet for some in the community, but he’s optimistic about the future of the beloved park.

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