About the La Veta Playground Initiative Project
The Town of La Veta, La Veta Trails, and the La Veta Public Library formed a collaboration to fund and construct a new playground in the La Veta Town Park in 2022. We share a mission to engage the community in developing, using, maintaining, and promoting recreational amenities that get people physically active outdoors. Community members identified the playground with fitness equipment as a priority during a needs assessment process conducted in 2019. The needs formed the basis for the La Veta Parks, Open Space, and Trails Master Plan, which the Town Board has adopted. The old playground was built when the needs of people of all ages and abilities were not considered. The equipment was so old that it had to be removed by the Town to protect users’ safety.
Our vision is to engage the community in building a new safe, multi-generational, inclusive playground to meet the needs of residents and visitors of all ages and abilities. The new playground with fitness equipment will cost $300,000, which we will raise through grants and locally raised funds. The total budget covers the following costs:
- ADA accessible playground equipment, including swing sets, climbing structure, and slide;
- ADA accessible picnic tables;
- Outdoor fitness equipment, including strength building stations and balance, suitable for all ages;
- Wood timber border with wheelchair access and wood fiber surfacing;
- Kiosk to recognize and thank donors; and
- Adjacent ADA accessible parking and sidewalk (to be funded by the Town).
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- In December 2021, the collaboration participated in the Spanish Peaks Business Alliance’s 4th Annual Holiday Giving Celebration and raises $20,591 for the new playground.
- On January 4, 2020, Heather Hillis, Deputy Clerk for the Town of La Veta; Marilyn Russell, President of La Veta Trails; and Ashley Vandergriff of the La Veta Public Library, presented the Town Trustees with a “big check” for $20,591 raised by the collaboration for the new playground.
- On January 23, 2022, the collaboration hosted a community meeting to solicit ideas for a safe, multi-generational, inclusive playground that will meet the needs of children and adults of all ages and abilities.
- On March 16, 2022, the collaboration hosted a second community meeting for participants to research and select the types of playground and fitness equipment for the new playground.
- On March 29, 2022, Heather Hillis, Deputy Clerk for the Town of La Veta; Marilyn Russell, President of La Veta Trails; and Ashley Vandergriff of the La Veta Public Library, made a presentation to the Town Trustees on the community recommendations, draft specifications, and budget estimate for the new playground.
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