Riverdale Park in Ramsey has a new playground.
The City of Ramsey on Facebook announced a new playground at Riverdale Park. Riverdale Park sits at 6860 Riverdale Drive NW, a location confirmed by the city's own facilities listing.
Ramsey Park Funding Options
That funding structure isn't unique to this project. A 2023 Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission agenda had already flagged the Park Trust Fund as one of several possible sources the city could tap for playground construction and replacement, alongside the General Fund, the Capital Maintenance Fund, or bonding, the agenda states.
Funding for Other Ramsey Playgrounds
Ramsey has gone this route before. In 2024, the city approved spending $370,140 from the Parks Trust Fund to build a one-acre neighborhood playground, according to a report from ABC Newspapers. More recently, the city's lawful gambling fund, built from charitable gambling fees, was tapped to cover an estimated $301,000 in playground improvements at Central Park, as reported by the Elk River Star News. It isn't clear from available records whether the Riverdale Park project is financially or administratively connected to either of those efforts.
For families near Riverdale Drive, the new playground gives neighborhood kids a place to play heading into the colder months.
