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Margate CRA Approves Major Improvements to Coral Gate Park

by David Volz June 12, 2025

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Rendering of Coral Gate Park. {City of Margate}

Margate residents will soon see significant improvements to Coral Gate Park, located at 5650 Coral Lake Drive.

During the June 11 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting, the board approved a contract with MBR Construction for an amount not to exceed $670,000, plus an additional five percent contingency, for a total of $704,335.

The work will include the installation of a skyway, swings, a shade structure, and a new safety surface. There will be new perimeter fencing, renovation of the restroom’s exterior, painting of pavilions, and asphalt pathway repair at Coral Gate Park.

Additionally, the board amended the fiscal year 2024/2025 budget by transferring $181,837 from the contingency account to the Coral Gate Park Improvements account to complete the project.

Coral Gate Park includes three half-court basketball courts, two full-size tennis courts, six pickleball courts, covered sitting areas, covered playgrounds, and a rentable pavilion.

The two items were approved with little discussion among board members.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.