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Parks board recommends pergola-style wheelchair swing at North End Park, rescinds AeroGlider recommendation
Summary
At a Big Rapids parks and recreation meeting, members voted to recommend a pergola-style wheelchair swing at North End Park with a barrier, cameras and a pour-in-place surface; the board also rescinded its earlier AeroGlider recommendation and asked staff to pursue an alternative for Hemlock Park.
At a Big Rapids parks and recreation meeting, board members voted to recommend that the City Commission install a pergola-style wheelchair swing at North End Park with a physical boundary, on-site cameras and a pour-in-place surface.
Board members and community advocates said the pergola option was chosen because it accommodates adult users in wheelchairs and is insurable with reasonable site safeguards. The board also voted to rescind an earlier recommendation for an AeroGlider and to pursue an alternative for a second swing at Hemlock Park.
Josh, a city staff presenter, described safety and liability practices used by another Michigan city that installed a similar adult-accessible swing. He said the city that installed a comparable unit fenced the device with a roughly 36-inch-high fence, used cameras and posted signage; his remarks noted the town had “no incidents” after taking…
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