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Mackie Park accessible features completed; PRC grant received for Overcase playground equipment

Gardner City Economic Development Committee · March 25, 2026
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Staff reported BusyB has finished accessible table and landscaping work at Mackie Park and responded to two Architectural Access Board items (stone‑dust recompaction and bike‑rack relocation); the committee was told a PRC park grant (~$231,000) for Overcase playground equipment has arrived and will be presented to council for approval.

City staff told the Economic Development Committee that contractor BusyB completed accessibility features at Mackie Park, including handicapped‑accessible picnic tables (one with a chess/checkerboard top). The city has responded to an Architectural Access Board compliance notice and said two outstanding items remain: recompaction and maintenance of stone‑dust surfaces and…

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