City Of Lawrenceburg To Open New Arch Street Park Playground

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 3:54 PM

An opening and rededication ceremony will take place Friday afternoon.

Photo by the City of Lawrenceburg.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - A brand-new inclusive playground will open this week in Lawrenceburg.

The City of Lawrenceburg will host the Arch Street Park Opening & Rededication Event on Friday, June 4 at 1:00 p.m.

Beginning in 2020, the Arch Street Park Playground Committee came together to fix up the playground. The goal was to improve the infrastructure, recreational concerns, and improve accessibility to make the playground accessible to all ages and abilities.

The project “took a lot of time, with great input from our playground committee, to finalize a design that could be utilized by different age groups for ultimate fun and healthy experiences,” said Mayor Kelly Mollaun.

Sinclair Recreation was contracted to build the new playground, which includes ADA accessible Hybrid Structure, more swings, Shadow Play Tri Runner, Rox All See Saw, Merry Go Round, Infinity Bowl, and Synthetic Turf.

The Arch Street Park Playground will also become a National Demonstration Site featuring seven principles of inclusive playground design.

The playground was made possible by a GameTime Playground Grant Award of $190,403 with the City of Lawrenceburg committing an additional $550,026 towards the project.

“On behalf of everyone at GameTime, congratulations on your new playground,” says President of Gametime Spencer Cheak. “Your commitment to inclusive play and outdoor recreation for people of all ages and abilities is a model for communities around the country. Everyone involved in making this possible is a true community champion and we are honored to partner with the City of Lawrenceburg to make play possible for everyone.”

The Arch Street Park Playground Committee led by Mayor Mollaun, included Salle Johns, Joe Vogelgesang, Erin, Nicole & Taylor Ratliff, Grace Brown, A.J. Waltz, Connie Knue, Tina Zint, Bonnie Vise, Guinevere Emery & Mario Todd.

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