The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is hosting a series of meetings with neighborhood residents around three parks to plan the replacement of playground equipment and improve accessibility. Children and families are welcome to attend!
Dickman Park:
Meetings will be held from 6:00 pm-7:45 pm at Main Street Lodge, 909 Main Street NE in the lower level meeting room.
- Tuesday February 11 – Project background and neighborhood preferences
- Tuesday March 11 – Design options
- Tuesday April 1 – Final plan and next steps
Stevens Square Park:
Meetings will be held from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm at Loring-Nicollet Community Center at 1925 Nicollet Avenue.
- Thursday February 13 – Project background and neighborhood preferences
- Thursday March 13 – Design options
- Wednesday April 2 – Final plan and next steps
Fuller Park:
Meetings will be held from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm at Fuller Park Recreation Center, 4800 Grand Avenue, Minneapolis.
- Tuesday February 18 – Project background and neighborhood preferences
- Tuesday March 18 – Design options
- Tuesday April 8– Final plan and next steps
All who are interested and those unable to attend the meetings are invited to complete the online survey. After each of the meetings, presentation materials will be posted online on the MPRB project webpages.
The existing playgrounds were built in the early 1990’s. The play equipment has exceeded its anticipated lifespan and no longer meets current accessibility or safety standards. The preferred playground design selected at the third meeting will go before the Board of Commissioners for approval and contract award. A public hearing will be on the same agenda, offering residents an opportunity to speak to the Board regarding the proposed improvements. All residents within a three-block radius of the park will receive mailed notification of the public hearing.
Construction of the new playgrounds is expected to begin in the fall of 2014 and be completed by the end of the year. The playgrounds at each park will be closed and fenced during construction, which is expected to take approximately four to eight weeks. Those wishing to follow the progress of these three projects are encouraged to sign up for email updates by clicking on the red envelope at the bottom of the home page of the MPRB website.
Contact
Questions from the public:
Deborah Bartels, Project Manager
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
(612) 230-6438
dbartels@minneapolisparks.org
Questions from media:
Dawn Sommers, Communications & Marketing Mgr
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
(612) 230-6407
dsommers@minneapolisparks.org