RACINE — Star Mill Park is about to get an addition of nearly $40,000 worth of new playground equipment and volunteers are needed to help with assembly.

Mayor J. Scott Hill said the village and Racine Park Board are hosting a “work party” to assemble the new equipment beginning at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at the park. The park board will be feeding volunteers and Hill hopes to have the entire apparatus up and running by the end of the day.

Hill said in addition to manpower, work tools such as allen wrenches, star bits, wheelbarrows and cordless drills are welcome. A contractor from the playground equipment’s manufacturer will be on hand to oversee construction at a cost of $1,200. However, to pay a contractor to assemble the entire playground would’ve cost around $10,000 which is why help from the community is vital.

On Saturday, the main focus will be on the assembly of the play system which takes up 2,125 square feet, according to Hill. The play system apparatus is for children five to 12 years of age and includes four slides, wave walker, tree and honeycomb climbers, crawl tube, sky wheel, bongo steps, decks and lookout tower. The village is also assembling a new swing set with six swings.

Hill said money for the new equipment was raised by the park board and left over grant money for park projects will be used.

Racine’s construction of the skate park provided activities for older children and teens while the playground will provide something new for younger children who visit Star Mill Park.