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Playground Equipment Selection
Lee's Summit park staff received
several proposals that met the project criteria and spent more than two
months vetting submittals and soliciting feedback from children and
neighbors of the park. They even held
an open house to gain feedback at a
" Friends of the Park " social event.
After careful evaluation and public
comments, what staff took away was
a desire from the community to trend
away from the popular " nature play "
approach or a traditional " post and
deck " model and examine more modern alternatives that challenged both
the physical and problemsolving capabilities of all age groups. The contemporary, " edgy " equipment offered
these challenges, while the site plan
for the areas outside of the use zones
addressed more organic elements
that allow children to interact with
nature. A meandering dry stream
bed through the playground and use
of plant materials in landscape areas
also gave the playground an oasis-inthe-park feel.
The centerpiece of the Lea McKeighan playground is the Jupiter XXL
by Berliner Seilfabrik, a 30-foot-high
metal-framed pyramid with intertwined
climbing nets. The customized tower
pyramid offers children an opportunity
to climb safely to the peak of the structure from ground level and then navigate
down via a curved slide attachment,
climb back down or link onto a suspension bridge attached to a smaller net
climbing structure. Other Berliner play
pieces that complement the large struc-

ture include a 70-foot " Speedway " zip
line, a VIP Swing, Cloud 9 swings, climbing rocks and other various ground-level
play equipment. The 15,000-square-foot
play area has become the talk of the
town and the region.

Observations
The free play concept at Lea McKeighan Park is designed to tap into
children's intuitive development and
sense of adventure. It also challenges a
child's motor skills, including strength,

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