Veterans Park playscape design is now final; next step: build it
This area of Veterans Park will soon be transformed into a huge playscape area.
By Charles Sercombe
It’s a done deal.
A final decision has been made on the design and what to include in the city’s newest playscape.
The playscape is being coordinated by a private company called Kaboom, and it will be installed in the back end of Veterans Memorial Park, in a 9,000-foot triangular portion behind a baseball field.
The project is being funded through a $600,000 grant, and about 200-300 volunteers will be gathering in July to install the equipment.
The selection of the playscape was largely left to elementary school students and members of the public.
One of the top favorites among kids was having a zip line. Good news, kids, the adults heard you and have incorporated it into the plan. It’s actually a dominant feature of the park.
Click on this link to view the playscape design:
An artist’s rendering of the park has been posted on social media.
While the playscape is located in a remote portion of the park, plans call for other improvements to make the park more inter-connected.
This project is the latest in a number of others coming to the park
Recently, the city received a federal grant, worth almost $654,000, to install restrooms at Veterans Park.
It gets better.
State Rep Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) recently announced there is an additional $300,000 coming from the state to add to the restroom project.
The state grant will go toward installing a drinking fountain; making improvements to the stadium’s utility infrastructure; and repaving a pathway from the park’s restroom to the stadium’s parking lot.
The stadium has a busy schedule, hosting upcoming baseball games for high schoolers, amateur teams and other organizations.
Posted June 16, 2023
