(Le Mars) — City officials have released the architect’s rendering for the new proposed Cleveland Park Castle playground. City administrator, Jason Vacura says, by intention, the new playground set features many of the familiar structures that were a part of the old playground set.
Vacura says the new castle playground will be accessible for all ages and all abilities. He says the city received several comments and suggestions from community residents as to what the new playground set should look like.
Immediately following the destruction of the old playground set, Vacura says city officials began planning for the new playground. The city administrator says the Le Mars Area Betterment Foundation stepped forward to help finance the new project.
Vacura says the city will also help finance a couple of the playground features including a mini zip-line and a playground equipment specifically constructed for handicapped children.
The city administrator says the new playground set is comparable in size to the old structure. The new playground has an area of 10,600 square feet. Construction is scheduled to begin within the next few weeks. Vacura says it will take approximately five weeks to complete. Vacura says if construction proceeds as scheduled, sometime by mid-August Le Mars will have its new Cleveland Castle Park.
