The Loyal Heights playground is getting a $600,000 upgrade, thanks to the King County Parks Levy. And now the city needs your input to help to design it.

This is the play area that’s to the west of the Loyal Heights Community Center. The plan is to replace the existing play equipment, bring the playground up to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards and make some other safety and feature improvements in the park.

The first community meeting is this Monday at 7 p.m. at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th). Seattle Parks & Rec.’s planner, project manager and landscape architect will discuss design ideas. Children are welcome. Light snacks and children’s activities will be available.

Seattle Parks is also circulating an online survey to gather feedback, and there will be a second meeting on February 12th at 7 p.m. to review the preferred design.

Construction is slated to begin in Fall 2018.