Dubuque Schools Plan To Replace Playground Equipment

Dubuque Community School District officials are launching a rolling plan to replace almost all the district’s elementary school playgrounds and aging security equipment in the coming years. District Chief Financial Officer Kevin Kelleher says the replacement of new playgrounds, cameras and walkie-talkies will cost about $500,000 per year beginning this academic year, with funds to be taken from the district’s physical plant and equipment levy fund.   Kelleher also told the school board at a recent committee meeting that during the 2022-2023 school year, several playgrounds sustained damage that cannot be repaired because necessary parts no longer are manufactured.