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RESULTS OF the ober park playground survey!!!
OBER PARK PLAYGROUND CLOSED AUGUST 16 - FALL FOR CONSTRUCTION
Ober Park
Playground Replacement Project
“Playground for All”The Vashon Park District invited the community to select the new playground equipment scheduled for replacement Fall of 2021. We are excited to announce the addition of exercise equipment adjacent to the children's playground!
History: The existing playground at Ober Park was completed in 2002 through the energy and commitment of the Friends of Ober Park, who developed the plan for new equipment, landscape, and other park amenities. The entire Island community showed support by contributing time, money, or input to the project.
Over the years, regular audits of the wood playground structures determined levels of deterioration that now require replacement of the wood structures. The metal swing sets, the blue slide, the tower and whirly spinners, and the spring structures will stay as space allows.
In partnership with the Vashon Senior Center and Seeds 4 Success, the Vashon Park District applied for and was awarded a King County Youth and Amateur Sport grant, which will represent the bulk of the project funding. Other funding is from generous fundraising by the Vashon Senior Center and a donation from the Vashon Rotary.
Purpose: The project reflects the District’s new brand of “Community Togetherness through Active Play.” The “Playground for All” concept targets preschool, youth/adult, senior, and ADA demographics all in one unifying playground design. Teens and adults can get in a work-out while children safely play within sight.
The primary playground’s wood structures will be replaced with an age 5 - 12 play system, and the southeast corner structures will be replaced with an age 2 – 5 play system. Each option includes a variety of additional play equipment, and all options include ADA accessibility features and ADA surfacing.
The NEW exercise area will serve youth, adult, senior, and ADA users with ADA accessible surfacing. The playground perimeter sidewalk will remain the same, with benches for seating and the beloved tile mosaic.
SURVEY RESULTS
Playground equipment: Option 3
Color: Rainforest
Exercise Equipment: Option 1
Color: Rainforest
See the survey here to check out your new Ober Park "Playground for All!" /documents/2020/7/Ober%20Park%20Playground%20for%20All%20-%20email%20copy.pdf
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Special announcementsCOVID-19 Update
Due to the increase in positive Vashon cases from the Delta Variant, the Vashon Park District has been advised by the Vashon Medical Reserve Corp to strongly recommend face coverings indoors and out, whether vaccinated or not, for VPD-related activities.
All parks and facilities are open except access to the Ober Administration Building on a limited basis (best to call for an appointment!). The Ober Administration Building is taking reservations for classes in the Exercise Room. Masks and distancing are highly recommended.
Board meetings continue to be on Zoom.
BARC Skate Camps have been canceled due to a positive COVID result from one of the participants.
Face Coverings
Although the state has moved to a full economic reopening, the mask mandate is still in place for the following:- Face coverings are required for non-vaccinated guests age 5 and over when inside our facilities and in crowded outdoor spaces.
- Masks are required for everyone who works in or visits indoor day camps.
- Vashon Park District employees who are fully vaccinated are only required to wear masks when mandated by CDC, L&I, State or local health requirements.
Capacity Limits
Effective July 1, 2021, all limits on our facility capacities are removed, except Day Camps. The lifting of capacity restrictions does not necessarily mean we are jumping up to 100% at once at every facility. We will increase capacity around our system where we feel we have an appropriate level of staffing.
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Park Emergency contact info
To report downed trees or any other emergency Park District concerns, please call our Maintenance Director, Shawn Gateman, at 206-550-4507.