Located in Taft Park, it’s called Wildcat Wonderland.

It opened in September, after about 400 volunteers spent a week assembling the structure.

“That was a really cool opportunity and our signature project of the year,” said City Administrator Cole Bockelmann.

The play complex cost about $500,000. It was a partnership between the city government, the Humboldt Community School District and the Humboldt Community Foundation.

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Wildcat Wonderland, a castle-like play complex, features turrets, slides and more to inspire kids' imaginations. The complex, which opened in September, cost about $500,000 to build.

Bockelmann said about $240,000 was raised for the project.

Humboldt leaders are now completing or planning several other projects that won’t be as fun as Wildcat Wonderland, but will enhance the community’s quality of life.

A complete overhaul of the wastewater treatment plant and the main lift station that pumps sewage to the plant is underway. Bockelmann said construction will continue into 2024.

He said it is a $3.8 million project.

The city has a $1.7 million low interest state loan and a $1.5 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to help pay for it, he added.

Among the projects in the planning stages is a new industrial park, the Three Rivers Industrial Park, on the city’s northwest side. Construction of it is expected to begin in 2024.

Sumner Avenue, the main street through downtown Humboldt, will be resurfaced next year. Bockelmann said workers will grind off a couple inches of the existing pavement and put new asphalt down.

Also in the planning stages is a new Eagle Ridge Trail, which Bockelmann said will extend west from fish and swan ponds.