A playground construction for the Wellness Park to make use of American Rescue Plan Act funds was proposed on the current Washington Metropolis Council assembly.
Kiwanis AM’ers member Jonathan Ward introduced attainable designs for a playset that might value round $300,000, embody a poured-in rubber flooring, handicap-accessible options, and have a fringe of fifty by 100 toes. Ward reasoned that this enchancment would profit youngsters’s psychological well being, and the Kiwanis membership is reaching out to different native organizations and making use of for grants to assist fund the challenge. Town presently has round $322,000 left to spend of the $1,077,441 they obtained from the federal COVID stimulus invoice.
Parks Superintendent Nick Pacha famous that town’s parks have been a lot busier because the pandemic, and he advised a mulched space subsequent to the proposed playground with tree stumps and different options for older youngsters to climb on. He additionally proposed utilizing ARPA funds to construct a restroom close to the Wellness Park soccer fields and path, since there presently isn’t a publicly accessible facility for these customers. The constructing might additionally embody a concession stand and storage for soccer gear. No motion was taken on the proposals, as they’ve till the tip of the 2024 calendar 12 months to obligate the funds. For extra info on how ARPA funds should be spent, go to here.
