8/19/2019 Playground Improvements
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Parks and Recreation
C3/7/2016 Playground Condition Assessment
February 2016
Park District
Conditi
o n M an uf ac tu re r C om po ne nt s C om me nt s
Blackie Chesher (Zaragoza) 6 D Little Tikes Total
Replacement
Playground is not compliant with safety standards, Rusted posts,
insufficient fall protection,
swings missing seat, slides not in compliance with critical
height
Carolina 7 D Total Replacement Playground not in compliance with
standards
Yucca 7 D
Landscape
Structures -
Exerplay Total Replacement Ramp footings cracked, guard rails
loose, slide closed and patched
Delta (WWII Comp E) 8 D
Playworld - The
Playwell Group Total Replacement
Old , faded, outdated equipment, missing slide, rubber surface
damage, rusted and
damaged ramps, etc. Slides on transit.
Irwin J. Lambka 8 D Playworld Total Replacement
Entire playground equipment outdated, and fails to meet newer
safety requirements. Fall
protection surface in violation, rusted and erroded support
beams
Lincoln 8 D
Playworld - The
Playwell Group Total Replacement
Both playgrounds are outdated, no canopies, support beams rusted
and corroded, unsafe
slides, fall protection surface critical.
Mundy 8 D
Playworld - The
Playwell Group Total Replacement
Slides on order - however, fall protection not up to specs,
missing handrail, support beams
rusted and corroded - suggest total replacement.
Park DistrictConditi
o n M an uf ac tu re r C om po ne nt s C om me nt s
Madeline 1 C-
Playworld - The
Playwell Group Total Replacement Tube slide broken - Parts at
the warehouse - need installation by Fac. Maint.
Mission Hills 1 C-
Iron Mountain-
L it tl e Ti kes Tot al Rep lacement
Needs additional fall protection sand, surface under swings
extremely hard with pebbles and
red sand.
Wellington Chew 2 C- Little Tikes Total Replacement Old and
rusted stairway, no wood fiber, signs/stickers, canopy, or
accessible swing
Hawkins 3 C- Little Tikes Total Replacement Slide and
tic-tac-toe component cut up with a blade, no swings or canopy
ColoniaVerde 4 C-
Landscape
Structures -
Exerplay Total Replacement No canopy, heavily vandalized, needs
woodfiber, no signs/stickers, no accessible seating
Franklin 4 C-
an scape
Structures -
Exerplay Total Replacement Tube tunnel burned, torn canopy, no
wood fiber, no signs/stickers
Dick Shinaut 5 C-
an scape
Structures -
Exerplay Total Replacement Tube slide cracked/patched, needs
more wood fiber, no canopy, worn decks and ramps
Pueblo Viejo (Dead End) 6 C- Little Tik es Total Replac ement
Functional but extremely weather ed and v andalized, rubber
surfacing hard and crac ked
