New equipment is on the way to be installed at the Kyle Angerman Playground next spring.

At a special meeting on Oct. 19, the borough assembly approved just over $95,600 for the purchase of playground equipment and fencing to upgrade the play area at Angerman Park.

The timing of the approval allowed materials to be purchased at up to a 35% discount, according to Parks and Recreation Director Lucy Robinson. In the spring, it will fall to the newly formed Friends of Parks and Recreation nonprofit organization to engage contractors and get everything installed.

“I’m very excited about the excitement from the assembly, as well as the support from the community, to move forward and purchase equipment and get these playgrounds revitalized, safe and updated,” Robinson said.

The new playground will include a large structure with slides and monkey bars rated for ages 5 to 12 years old  and a swing set with two regular swings — an infant swing and an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant swing.

“The structure itself is nice because it has smaller steps for easy accessibility for tiny legs, and … the steps and the landing pads are all closed,” Robinson said. “So there’s no gaps to where tiny kids can fall out, and the slides and the ladders are things for all ages.”

When it was announced this summer that the playground equipment at City Park had been removed, some residents expressed concerns on the community Facebook group about losing the fenced-in play area. Robinson said they took those concerns into account in the new Angerman Park design.

“The playground will actually be sectioned off and fenced in separately from the basketball court,” she said. “So it just allows parents a safety ease on bringing tiny tots to that playground.”

The new playground will also receive updated safety fall zones made of turf or pea gravel, according to Robinson, and they are looking to resurface the basketball court.

Once received, the new equipment will be stored over the winter and ready for spring installation.

The installation will be one of the first projects taken on by the Friends of Parks and Recreation, which was formed after the dissolution of the borough’s advisory parks board this past June. The new group has applied to the IRS for its nonprofit status and is just awaiting approval, said Robinson.

In an interview on Oct. 14, Borough Manager Mason Villarma said he hopes the group will take the lead on engaging contractors on a volunteer basis to get the installation work done.

“We would definitely, as a city, still maintain and upkeep the park,” Villarma said. “But in terms of the actual installation, I think is where we fall short.”