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| 889.1 | | HNDYMN::MCCARTHY | Disabled Service Button | Thu Jan 26 1995 20:17 | 8 |
| I'll check with my sister who when through this process in Milton, MA. I'm not
sure who she got to do the final design but I'll check.
(fyi it was never built because the location was protested by three elderly
people who lived close to the area and though it would lower their property
value)
bjm
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| 889.2 | let the big kids play too | COOKIE::MARTIN | Life is tradeoffs | Fri Feb 03 1995 11:49 | 11 |
| I have a suggestion:
make sure that things are built so that parents can play with their
children. Many big designs dont allow for this, and it is very difficult
to run all the way around it to find your child, since a normal sized
adult often cant fit thru/over/under/whatever.
My son enjoys things like this much more if one parent participates
at least part of the time.
- Jim
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| 889.3 | watch your liabilities... | NOTAPC::PEACOCK | Freedom is not free! | Mon Feb 06 1995 10:19 | 14 |
| Also, look into the liability issues carefully when deciding who will
actually design and build it. We had a situation around here where a
group of local parents (and other folks, I think) put up the
playground. Later on, someone got hurt and there were lawsuits
pending against the school (it was the playground for an elementary
school) as well as against the parents who put it up.
I don't know what the outcome of all the legal crap was, but its
something to think about if any local group of parents was considering
doing the work themselves.
fwiw,
- Tom
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| 889.4 | | ENQUE::ROLLMAN | | Fri Feb 10 1995 15:55 | 15 |
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RE: .2
I have first hand experience with this not fitting in the
playground structures. While 7 months pregnant, I became
stuck in the playground at Pepperill, MA elementary
school. Very embarassing.
At the time, Elise wasn't yet two. I asked to her find
one of the grown-ups and tell him/her I needed help.
She did great. The grown-ups were very amused.
Pat
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| 889.5 | I agree, make it so parents can fit. | LETHE::TERNULLO | | Wed Apr 26 1995 12:33 | 14 |
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I just went to a very nice playground yesterday with my 2year old
and 2month old. I had the little one in a snugli, so I could follow my
2year old around easily, but when she went into the maze of a castle
I couldn't follow her and got very nervous about her falling somewhere
deep inside this structure. I like playgrounds that have lots of
climbing things but allow the parents to follow along on the outside
or are wide enough for the parents to climb through. Luckily my
sister-in-law was with me and she could climb in and follow Kristen
along. But my sister-in-law is thin, I can't imagine anyone with
any height or size fitting through there.
Good Luck
Karen T.
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