A playground in Middletown Township’s Levittown section is getting an overhaul after 28 years without an upgrade.
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The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors last week approved the purchase and installation of new playground equipment at Lions Park for $119,999.53.
The playground, which primarily serves the neighborhoods of Snowball, Forsythia, and Deepdale east and west, is located at the busy intersection of Trenton and Veterans Highway.
“This playground is 28 years old. It was put in in 1997, but it’s run its useful life. It’s time to go,” Parks and Recreation Director Paul Kopera told the supervisors during his presentation.
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The new playground equipment is manufactured by Game Time in Fort Payne, Alabama, and fully made in America.
Kopera said the playground features vibrant colors including yellow umbrellas, purples, and oranges to improve the high-visibility area.
“Each one of our playgrounds, we have 12 total within the township, we want different themes. This is for running around and being a kid and getting crazy,” Kopera explained.
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The design includes “brachiation” elements, which Kopera describes as how monkeys climb from tree to tree.
“If your kids are getting crazy at home, this is the park you want to bring them to,” he said with a chuckle.
Inclusive play features are incorporated throughout the design. The playground includes specialized swing sets, quiet solitude areas underneath the equipment, and what Kopera called a “teamwork” spinning feature that requires two people to operate.
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“It’s like the tea cups at Disney without, I guess, the barfing afterwards,” Kopera joked.
The project benefits from a grant through the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS), which will cover approximately $37,000 in labor costs.
The township is responsible for the equipment cost of $119,999.53, which Kopera notes is 47 cents under the budgeted amount in the capital budget.
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The township plans to add four parking spaces after the playground is built to make parking easier, Kopera said.
Kopera confirmed that four benches are already in place around the perimeter of the playground, with two recently installed.
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