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Michigan City board approves 50% construction drawings for Fetters Alley inclusive playground
Summary
After a presentation from Hitchcock Design Group and JPR, the Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board voted to approve 50% construction documents for an inclusive playground at Fetters Alley in Washington Park, with a reduced footprint and several budget-driven design changes.
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board on April 2 voted to approve 50% construction documents for an inclusive playground at Fetters Alley in Washington Park after a presentation by the project design team.
Designers said the playground will be an inclusive, multigenerational destination featuring accessible walking trails, fitness stations, a new shelter with accessible restrooms and a family changing room, play elements such as a fish structure, zip line, swings and spinners, and sculptural elements intended to fit the dune landscape.
Joel Baldwin, principal with Hitchcock Design Group, and Austin Blomecki, a landscape architect for Jones Petri Ravinski (JPR), described the current package as a roughly half-complete set of construction documents that includes landscape, architecture, utility, electrical and grading sheets. Baldwin said the team has reduced the playground footprint and scaled back some site features to address budget…
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