In Spring 2019, the City held community meetings and requested public input on playground equipment designs from four different playground equipment manufacturers. Through this process, the playground equipment design by Kompan, Inc. was selected for a revitalized Polliwog Park playground.
The new, state-of-the-art playground equipment was unveiled on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Polliwog Park, marking the completion of the multi-year project to replace the old sunken galleon playground and equipment that anchored Polliwog Park for many years. The newly revitalized area includes approximately 12,500 square feet of playground with new resilient safety surfacing, 3,000 square feet of shade structure coverage, 5,000 square feet of walkways and an additional 4,000 square feet of park walkway rehabilitation.
Funding for the project comprised of Los Angeles County grant funds totaling $750,000, $200,000 from California State Parks Proposition 68 funding, and $2,000,000 from the City of Manhattan Beach Capital Improvement Project funds. The project also showcases the City’s partnership with the Manhattan Beach Unified School District who owns the Polliwog Park land upon which the new playground is located.
