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New Mount Elgin Park: concept and cost range

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At a glance

Location
South-West Oxford
Responsible authority
South-West Oxford
Current stage
Preliminary landscape estimate; construction commitment unverifiedAs of 2026-04-14
2026 allocation
Not established
Next target
No next date listed

New Mount Elgin Park: concept and cost range

Bandshell, multi-use sport court, playground, shade, viewing platform, washroom, parking, trees, seed, paths and furnishings.

Who approves and delivers this project?

Budget authority

Township Council

Approves annual allocation; delivery and contract authority must be traced separately.

Open the source record
  1. Mount Elgin Park preliminary landscape budget estimate PDF p. 1; all 11 estimate lines

    Ron Koudys Landscape Architects / Township of South-West Oxford · Published 2026-04-14 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-14

    published · Primary record verified · Budget range only; excludes applicable taxes and multiple enabling works.

Money

What the preliminary estimate includes

$1,365,000–$2,310,000preliminary landscape scope before tax and listed exclusions

  1. Bandshell and concrete plaza$250,000–$500,000
  2. Multi-use sport court$100,000–$150,000
  3. Playground and surfacing$150,000–$350,000
  4. Shade$50,000–$100,000
  5. Viewing platform$100,000–$150,000
  6. Washroom$300,000–$500,000
  7. Asphalt parking$160,000–$200,000
  8. 85 deciduous trees$40,000–$55,000
  9. Seeding$35,000–$65,000
  10. Asphalt walking paths$120,000–$160,000
  11. Site furnishings$60,000–$80,000
Preliminary estimates. The final scope, approvals and actual cost remain separate.

Project money

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Source budget basis; HST treatment not separately stated · Concept estimate, not adopted construction budget
Open the source record
  1. Mount Elgin Park preliminary landscape budget estimate PDF p. 1; all 11 estimate lines

    Ron Koudys Landscape Architects / Township of South-West Oxford · Published 2026-04-14 · Event/reporting date 2026-04-14

    published · Primary record verified · Budget range only; excludes applicable taxes and multiple enabling works.

Timeline

    No dated delivery milestones are published in this record.

    Contracts

    Contract award not confirmed.

    Decisions

    No separate decision record is linked. Approval details may appear in the timeline or source documents.

    Outcomes

    Completion not confirmed.

    Questions

    • Which phase will Council fund, and when?
    • What is the complete estimate after excluded earthworks, servicing, lighting and taxes?
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    Related issues

    What fully costed first phase and delivery date will SWOX commit to for the new Mount Elgin park?
    Scope & interpretation notes
    • Low $1,365,000 / high $2,310,000 before tax. Excludes permits, fencing, removals, earthworks, servicing, electrical/lighting, irrigation and signage. Neither endpoint is a total approved project cost.
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    Budget
    Planned costs for a stated year or project.
    Annual allocation
    Funding assigned for one year. It may be part of a larger project.
    Lifetime project budget
    The stated budget for the full project across its years.
    Forecast
    An estimate of the eventual cost, as of the date shown.
    Tax requirement (levy)
    The amount to raise from property taxes, after other funding.
    Contract award
    The accepted contract price, with its stated tax and scope.
    Recorded costs or payments
    Amounts reported for the period shown. They do not establish project completion.

    Why are there different County totals?

    The detailed 2026 budget lists $279,035,275 in operating expenses and $127,855,640 in financed capital: $406,890,915 combined. The $103,039,171 property-tax requirement is a different measure, after other funding.

    The budget hub retains an earlier $406.1 million headline. Spending explanations here use the detailed approved schedule.

    Detailed approved budget ↗ · County budget hub ↗

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