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Clearfield parks department honored for Rosalie’s Playground accessibility innovation
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The Utah Recreation and Parks Association presented Clearfield Community Services with its Innovation of the Year award for Rosalie’s Playground at Bicentennial Park, highlighting community-driven design and inclusive access.
The Utah Recreation and Parks Association presented Clearfield Community Services its Innovation of the Year award Monday for Rosalie’s Playground at Bicentennial Park, recognizing a playground redesign driven by requests from a local family.
The award matters because the project exemplified “access for all,” a URPA standard the association’s executive director said guided the selection and reflects municipal efforts to make park amenities usable by more residents.
Leanne Powell, executive director of the Utah Recreation and Parks Association, and Mikael Christensen, assistant executive director, described the nomination and judging process and credited the Clearfield team for responding to community input. Powell said the playground’s redesign “reflects really all three” URPA pillars — health and wellness, environmental stewardship and “access for all.”
City staff and URPA officials said the project began after a family told the Community Services Department that the new playground did not meet the needs of Rosalie’s sister. According to URPA, Clearfield’s staff met with the family and incorporated design elements the family requested, including color choices and equipment options. City officials described Rosalie as involved in selecting components of the final design.
City staff members credited in the presentation included Eric House, director of Community Services; Christine, the recreation manager; and Curtis Dixon, deputy director. URPA officials singled out House and staff for leadership and noted Clearfield’s broader parks programming and statewide involvement by staff members.
After remarks, the council and URPA presented a plaque and recognized the Community Services Department for its outreach-based redesign. The recognition was ceremonial; no council action or vote was required.
The award presentation followed a biographical description of URPA’s statewide judging process and closed with the council’s thanks to staff for pursuing community-driven improvements.
