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Playground - Update

scubagirl81scubagirl81 member
Fifth Anniversary 100 Comments 5 Love Its
edited May 2014 in Pittsburgh Nesties
Hey ladies, I have kind of a strange question. There is a playground near us that I wanted to start taking DS to, but when we walked over today to check it out, it's in really bad shape. The swings are coming apart, some of the plastic toys are broken, the coating is missing on some of the pieces, etc. I don't think it's owned by the city (from what I can tell at least from the parks website), I believe it was part of the old Boggs Avenue Elementary school, which is now apartments. So it might be owned by whoever owns the property. How can I find out? And is there something I can do, via the city I guess, to make sure the equipment is safe?

Thanks!

So I emailed our city council rep's office, the community relations person is meeting with the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation next friday to discuss the playground and what to do about it, and they said I could come to their meeting if I'd like to get involved. So hopefully it's a step in the right direction!

Re: Playground - Update

  • I would start with the municipality that you live in.  Even if they don't own it, they should know who does. 
     
  • kris356kris356 member
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    If it is the city, there was just a story about a lot of the parks are in disrepair but they don't have the money to fix them. You can call the 311 line, but they may just end up fencing it off, that is what they did to the park in Spring Garden when people complained it was in disrepair.
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  • I'd contact my city council rep's office http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/district4/mt-washington
    (if that is the right area) or city parks & rec to see who owns it and what can be done. 
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  • Those are some great ideas, thanks ladies! Hopefully we can find some way to fix it up, there are plenty of little kids around here that could use it
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