Madison Heights continues to make progress in the parks
, 2022-06-29 02:00:00,
Rosie’s Park recently added a disc golf course to its offerings, part of the city’s ongoing efforts to give people more to do in the parks.
MADISON HEIGHTS — New playscapes are coming to Rosie’s Park and Civic Center Park, and a new pavilion is in the works for Rosie’s Park, as well. Along with the disc golf course that recently opened at Rosie’s Park, the changes represent efforts by the Madison Heights City Council to improve quality of life in the community’s green spaces.
The new playscape at Rosie’s Park, located at 1111 E. Farnum Ave., began construction over the winter and is set to be complete within the next two months. Sean Ballantine, the public works supervisor for the city of Madison Heights, said in an email that the structure will be identical to the one in Edison Park, but with different colors. The last three large playscapes that the city installed featured ramped platforms with play features, standalone climbers and rockers, swings and slides.
The playscape coming to Civic Center Park, located behind Madison Heights City Hall, north of 13 Mile Road and west of John R Road, is similar, but its progress has been slower due to ongoing supply chain issues. That structure will be bid in the coming months and assembled next spring. Each playscape is now made with accessibility in mind, something that was championed by the late Madison Heights City Councilman Robert Corbett.
“With all of our large playscapes, we bid them based on (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility and compliance, to provide play and access for those patrons with limited mobility, but also a balanced feature mix for those who are fully-abled,” Ballantine said. “We also identify a variety of features to provide play for a large age group, from toddlers to teenagers.”
In terms of funding, the playscape at Rosie’s Park was pushed forward one season due to the availability of a matching grant from the manufacturer. The city typically phase-funds large projects over multiple years, allowing the city to save up without straining the annual budget, which is how the city was able to leverage the matching grant. The playscape planned for Civic Center Park has been budgeted at $225,000.
As for the new pavilion at Rosie’s Park, that project is currently being bid…
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