The Campbell Parks and Recreation Foundation is taking a second stab at revitalizing one of Campbell Park’s features.

The foundation is moving forward with a plan to remove old wooden workout stations in the park and install new ones by the end of this year, according to City Councilman Paul Resnikoff, who helped start the foundation in 2011.

The foundation plans to install nine new workout stations along portions of the Los Gatos Creek Trail that loops around the park located on Gilman Avenue, according to foundation president Bob Carlson.

The stations will include uneven bars, two balance beams and an area designated for stretching. Currently, there are pink markers at existing stations to point out where new ones will be installed.

In fall 2013, the foundation was close to replacing the dilapidated exercise structures, but a change in state requirements for equipment located near a water environment forced the group to go back to the drawing board.

“We had to start all over,” said Kimi de Leonibus, the foundation’s secretary, adding that the state requires different materials for park equipment based on the surrounding environment, such as the creek located near the park and trail.

The foundation had to change the equipment material from treated and pressed wood to metal.

“We want to make them user-friendly,” Resnikoff said, adding that the current stations such as the pull-up bars and a combination of sit-up benches are riddled with splinters and exposed nails.

Carlson also pointed out that some of the equipment wiggles when in use and could pose a danger to users. The new equipment will be appropriate for all ages.

According to Resnikoff, physicians, chiropractors and physical trainers were brought to the park to give expert opinion on which exercise stations would give the best benefit to users young and old.

As for other exercise stations found outside Campbell Park and along the trail, Resnikoff and Carlson said the plan is to eventually remove those for safety reasons. Carlson explained when park and trailgoers were surveyed, they expressed concern about having stations along secluded parts of the trail that aren’t in the park.

According to Carlson and Resnikoff there are more than 18 stations along the trail, some with missing equipment, including those currently in the park.

According to Carlson, the cost of the project is expected to be approximately $15,000. The equipment alone cost $7,000. Funding for the upgrades came from donations to the parks foundation. The Campbell Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Delphi Academy, Whole Foods, Robson Homes and the Home Church have made donations and will sponsor stations. Donations and sponsorships are still being accepted.

The foundation is seeking volunteers when construction begins in late September. Carlson said the project should wrap up by year’s end.

The Campbell Parks and Recreation Foundation supports park improvements, as well as civic engagement for all ages. The foundation is working with city’s public works department on the project. The foundation took up the project when the city was unable to fund it. The group’s role is to gather funding, plan with the city and produce volunteers to assist with labor.

For more information, contact Bob Carlson at rscarlson@earthlink.net.