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From: <br />Sarah Strate <br />To: <br />Shayla Denaway <br />Subject: <br />Adelaide Landing playground <br />Date: <br />Thursday, May 7, 2020 8:34:28 PM <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. <br />Hello! <br />I am a resident of Adelaide Landing. My husband, Jason, and I attended the zoom meeting <br />about the playground. I just wanted to send an email to let you know what our preferences are <br />for the playground that will be put in. <br />We liked the Ultimate Playgrounds #3 (Space Nets), and both Flagship Recreation ones. My <br />preference is the Wave one (in part, because of the coloring, in addition to its features), but I <br />like the blue climber in the Venti, as a more varied age group can use it. <br />Some things I have heard in talking with neighbors, and were also shared during the meeting, <br />are as follows: <br />• As a whole, we would prefer a tennis court to a pickleball court. I know the issue of <br />fencing was brought up, but I think it would get more use as a tennis court, even if that <br />means a fence needs to be put up. <br />• Most of our residents are families, with parents in their 30's - 40's. We have a lot of very <br />young children, several in the 7-10 range, and several teenagers. We want to make sure <br />that we have activities that will be appropriate (and safe) for all different ages. I know <br />even the adults would like to be able to have at least one piece of equipment they can <br />use to do some sort of pull-ups on too. <br />• Swings are something that seem to be somewhat lacking in all the designs. I know there <br />was one that had an all -abilities swing, as well as toddler swings, but none of them had <br />regular swings for the older children. Swings offer a lot for large motor development, in <br />addition to brain development. It is also a soothing/calming activity for children, teens, <br />and adults. Here's an article talking about all the benefits of swinging and other types of <br />playground play: hUs://www.canr.msu.edu/news/just-a-swinging-sliding-and-climbing <br />• I know there were a lot of safety concerns with the zipline going across the middle of a <br />couple of designs. It looks like that may have been adjusted some, as I only saw it in one <br />remaining design. <br />• Several of the designs have a lot of nets or rope features. I think we need to be careful <br />with these, as we have so many young children that could fall through, or get hurt on <br />these features. The number of rope or cable features should be limited. <br />I know you were also looking for possible names for the park. Two neighbors have suggested <br />ideas that would be cute. One was "Dragonfly Park". I like this idea, as it ties the sign at the <br />entrance of our neighborhood in with the park. Another was "Kangaroo Krossing", since we <br />are Adelaide Landing, and Adelaide is in Australia. I thought both were cute, and wasn't sure <br />if they had been shared with you or not. <br />Thank you for your time and consideration. <br />