Fall 2023 Hometown Messenger

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News from the City of Shakopee | Fall 2023

CITY NEWSLETTER NewPlacestoPlay.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CityCalendar................... 4 InLehman’sTerms.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 YardWaste Options.. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accessibility and Translation Widget......................... 5 AsktheCity..................... 6 Parks & Recreation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Development News.. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 PublicWorks................... 10 PublicSafety................... 12 Chief'sNotes................... 13 Cover Photo: Children flock to try out the new equipment at the Huber Park playground grand opening

Huber Park 150 Fillmore St. N. Quarry Lake Park 6201 Innovation Blvd.

An aerial shot shows the new equipment at Huber Park playground

New places to play Explore Shakopee’s newest playgrounds If you haven’t had an opportunity to take the family to visit the new playgrounds at Huber and Quarry Lake Parks, there’s still time before winter forces us off the swings and slides The Huber Park playground opened on July 20 to the joyous laughter of hundreds of children clam oring to experience the new play structures After 16 years of memories, the former wooden playground, which was built by community volun teers in 2007, was deemed unsafe and in need of replacement “We were all sad to see the wooden playground taken down,” said Jay Tobin, the city’s director of Parks and Recreation “But safety is our number one priority, and this new structure provides both safety and new experiences with play elements that didn’t exist in the previous playground” The new equipment includes a zipline, two merry-go-rounds (one that’s climbable), two tod

dler slides, a side-by-side slide for racing, three tunnel slides, nets for climbing, monkey bars and four types of swings The play area itself sits on a poured-in-place sur face, which makes the equipment more accessible “We are particularly proud of this playground because so many residents provided input on what they wanted to see here,” Tobin said “When we sought community feedback on this project, we received thousands of responses from kids and adults alike, and we incorpo rated a lot of those desires into the final design”

“We are particularly proud of this playground [Huber Park] because so many residents provided input on what they wanted to see here.” Jay Tobin Director of Parks and Recreation

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