Community Engagement

In January 2020, a Public Lands Needs Assessment survey was completed asking general questions about desired amenities and opportunities for improvement within the park. This upcoming community engagement window will use the information gathered from the survey to build on future engagement and develop the vision for the park. To learn more about the survey findings conducted in 2020, click here.

Public Lands just closed the survey for Phase 1 of Engagement on August 7, 2023 to evaluate what improvements and amenities the public would like to see at Richmond Park. We have analyzed the feedback! To read the engagement summary report, click the button below.

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On Saturday, June 1, more than 100 Delta volunteers and the local community came together to build Delta’s 39th KABOOM! playground and the second in the Salt Lake City (SLC) area. Delta partnered with the Utah Jazz and the Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands to build a playground in Taufer Park.

In what once was an underutilized park in the heart of downtown, this new playspace offers a safe, accessible place for children to be physically active, learn, and grow. Volunteers installed a playground, painted benches and picnic tables, created sidewalk games, and did some light gardening.

The playground was completed in just five hours and included a multi-dimensional play structure with two slides, a zipline, and a swing set. At the ribbon cutting, the Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands and Taufer Park were surprised with a check for $10,000 from Delta presented by Blake Green, Director of Airport Operations in Salt Lake City. The contribution will assist with long-term maintenance of the playground.

Check the new playground out!

Justin Edward Taufer, Taufer Park’s namesake, left a unique legacy of service and humility. Justin E. Taufer was born on December 12, 1908, in Salt Lake City, UT. Through faith, encouragement, and love for his community, he dedicated his life to serving others. He graduated from East High School in 1928. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was an excellent Metal Sheet Worker and Plant Superintendent at Electrical Products Consolidated. He shown great initiative through teaching prospective students in his field at Salt Lake City Community College. He became an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on July 4, 1954. He served at the Liberty Stake and later served as the bishop of the Park Stake Ward for several years.

On May 10, 1977, He stopped and tried to aid the woman under the dangerous circumstances. He was killed instantly, at the age of 68. Shortly following his death, he was awarded the Robert P. Connelly Medal for heroism. He was nominated by Salt Lake Kiwanis Club for an international award. On May 17, 1977, Central City Neighborhood Council joined with others to dedicate Taufer Park in his honor. The Sheet Metal Worker Union Local 312, Justin Taufer’s Union, donated a sheet metal sculpture to honor him. This sculpture is in the park today.