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Crews began dismantling the Gillespie Park playground on March 5 to make way for new playground equipment, the City of Sarasota announced. A new tot lot, as well as a playground for school-age children, will be installed within the next two to three weeks, a city news release says. The playground equipment is 15 to 20 years old and is due for replacement, the release adds. "The current rubberized play surface also will be replaced with fiber mulch, which will blend in with the natural park setting," it notes. The project will cost approximately $90,000. Demolition of the playground is expected to be finished within a few days, followed by the installation of the new equipment, the release says. Gillespie Park is located within the Gillespie neighborhood off Osprey Avenue, between Seventh and 10th streets. GILLESPIE PARK PLAYGROUND CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS New playground equipment will be installed in Gillespie Park. Photo courtesy City of Sarasota Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 89