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Frontier Park Renovation - Inclusive Playground

Status
Funded in 2011
WWRP Applicant: Pierce County Parks & Rec WWRP Category: Local Parks WWRP Grant: $125,700 Applicant Match: $125,700 Project Type: Development County: Pierce  Legislative District: 2nd 

Pierce County Parks and Recreation Services and the fifth-grade class of Kapowsin Elementary will use this grant to replace the heavily used play equipment at Frontier Park in Graham. The old play equipment was removed in 2009 when it failed a safety inspection. The community is raising money for the new equipment and its installation. The County will prepare the site, pave, and install signs. The new play equipment will include ramps, single and double slides, climbers, talk tubes, a tunnel, overhead ladders, crisscross webs, sky wheels, swings, and more. The County will contribute $125,700 in cash and cash donations.

RCO Project Number: 10-1609

Location

From I-5 Take Exit #127 (Puyallup/Mt Rainier) and turn onto Highway 512 going east. Take the WA-161 exit towards South Hill/Eatonville. Turn right onto WA-161(104th St. E becomes Meridian). Head south for about 8 miles.Turn right on 218th Street (traffic light) into park entrance.

Green Marker Frontier Park Renovation - Inclusive Playground
Pierce County Parks and Recreation Services and the fifth-grade class of Kapowsin Elementary will use this grant to replace the heavily used play equipment at Frontier Park in Graham. The old play equipment was removed in 2009 when it failed a safety inspection. The community is raising money for the new equipment and its installation. The County will prepare the site, pave, and install signs. The new play equipment will include ramps, single and double slides, climbers, talk tubes, a tunnel, overhead ladders, crisscross webs, sky wheels, swings, and more. The County will contribute $125,700 in cash and cash donations.
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What is the WWRP?

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.

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