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Monday July 21, 2008
Rose Place Park Play Area Recently Upgraded
by Tina Pappas
Children of the borough will continue to be smiling all summer long with upgrades made to another favorite spot of theirs. Two new play areas were installed at Rose Place Park to replace unsafe concrete fixtures and playground structures.
“The play area that was redone at Rose Place Park resembles the one recently done at Zaccaria Park but on a smaller scale,” said Francie Joseph-Keating, recreation clerk. “It’s one play area with two new ‘Playscapes,’ one for 2 to 5 year olds and the other one for ages 5 and up.”
The project was part of a larger upgrading of the park’s facilities funded through a $100,000 grant from the Passaic County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund.
According to Joseph-Keating, the tennis courts in the area were also upgraded. The exact costs for the improvements were $36,300 for the playground equipment and installation, $32,675 for the tennis court refurbishment and $12,700 for the court’s fencing.
“We have money left over from this grant that we plan to use towards upgrading the basketball court and fencing around it,” she added. “We’re committed to using our local funds for certain projects as well, which were recently used towards the play area and restrooms at Zaccaria Park. When the county sees that a municipality is committed to using their own funds, they are more inclined to giving out grants. The Rose Place Park improvements were made possible because of county grant money.
Reprinted with permission. (c)2008 Passaic Valley Today (Passaic Co., NJ) Tina Pappas
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