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Family feels seen by accessible playground plans for Lansing
For Julia and Marlon Olivas, trips to the playground have always been difficult.
The Olivas three children all have some form of autism, which can trigger sensory overload. On one outing years ago, their eldest daughter, Charlotte, 9, fell and broke her leg. On another, their son, Gabe, 6, tried to run away from his mother. Their youngest, Violet, 2, recently fell from a rock climbing wall and got scraped up. I have to be really picky (about) where I take all three kids alone by myself, Julia said. It’s really important that there’s not a place where Gabe and Violet can run off to.
Two new playgrounds are coming soon to Wall Elementary School in Sturgis.
Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education on Monday approved a recommendation from school officials to buy two playground sets from Sinclair Recreation LLC of Holland. Each set will cost $200,000, for a total of $400,000.
School officials noted satisfaction with previous work done by Sinclair for the district, as the company also installed the playgrounds at Congress and Wenzel elementaries.
The two playgrounds will be installed to provide ease of access by students at both ends of the building, superintendent Art Ebert said.
Ray Sterling, the district s director of finance, said officials will meet with Sinclair in the coming days to determine what current equipment must be removed, and which may be retained and relocated.
New playground, pavilion coming to Muskegon city park
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Muskegon s Aamodt Park, in the Jackson Hill neighborhood, is getting a large new play structure and picnic shelter. (Photo by Lynn Moore | MLive.com)
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MUSKEGON, MI – A neighborhood park in Muskegon’s Jackson Hill area is in line to get some much-needed love.
Aamodt Park is one of the first of several city parks to get overdue upgrades, according to city officials.
The city is planning a large new playground structure and picnic shelter at the 2-acre park off Marquette Avenue between Wood and Erickson streets.