Medina will form committee to focus on inclusive playground at State Street Park

GameTime design: The proposal for Medina from GameTime includes playground equipment would be accessible to children with disabilities and mobility issues.

MEDINA – The Village Board will be forming a committee to work on an inclusive playground at State Street Park.

Medina Mayor Mike Sidari will be retiring from the mayor position on March 31, but he will be on the committee for the playground. It’s a project he said he wants to see to completion. Village Trustee Jess Marciano also will be part of the group.

The two talked with representatives from the Rochester Area Community Foundation on Tuesday about funding for the playground.

The Village Board on Monday approved forming the committee. More members will be added to the committee. People interested in serving on the committee could fill out a volunteer application by stopping at the clerk’s office or checking the village website.

The playground will be accessible to children with disabilities and mobility issues. The village is looking to partner with the Rochester Community Foundation and Ralph C. Wilson Foundation to have the new playground at State Street Park.

GameTime has submitted a proposal for the playground that would cost $492,321. The Village Board is tasking the committee to seek grants and donations for the project so Medina’s only commitment would perhaps be some site work, with no direct financial contributions.

The proposal for an inclusive playground at State Street Park State includes PowerScape playgrounds with large decks and uprights to provide strength and capacity.

Other features include sensory wave seats, RoxAll See Saw, inclusive whirl, Bunny Spring Rider, four-bay swing frame, including two with a belt, two with enclosed tot, two with Zero G, one expression swing and one expression swing with a universal seat.

There would also be a freestanding sensory wave arch climber with sensors, four benches, geotextile rolls and wood fibers.