Adventure Island Playground PresentationAdventure Island Playground Group and The City of Meridian Partnership Accomplishments
Created Idaho’s First Universally Accessible Playground
Successful Community Build
Completed Phase I
$198,000 Donated by AIPG
$156,000 Donated construction services
$163,000 Cost to The City
$517,000 Value
2006 added swing area
$25,000 Donated by AIPG
$25,000 SSC grant
$14,000 Donated construction services
$27,000 Cost to The City
$91,000 Value
2006 sod and landscaped front half of playground
Work completed
thru 2005
Flat work
Poured-in-place surfacing
Sod and trees
Swing area
Work completed in 2006
Work completed
thru 2006
Completing Adventure Island
Necessary play components to complete the vision
Splashpad
Sound Garden
Components necessary to make the playground complete
Climbing boulders
Tree of Hope
Donor recognition
Site Development
South side landscaping
Remaining sidewalks and picnic table pads
Tables, trashcans, benches, light poles
Gazeboes and sun shades
Completing Adventure Island
Components in original design which were scaled back or removed
Climbing wall and boulder area (Little City of Rocks)
Sand area (discovery sand area with embossed fossils ready to uncover)
Pit Stop (extra spring riders and pretend gas station)
Touchable waterfall
Reduced number of swings by four
Fingerpark
Splashpad
Under
Contract
Work planned for 2007
Small Climbing Boulders
Sun shades
Sound Garden
Sod and trees
Small climbing boulders
Work scaled back or placeheld for possible future community involvement
What is the Sound Garden?
Outdoor musical equipment provides a sensory rich, intergenerational, passive play area.
Sound Garden
The Swirl $2900 Outdoor Pegasus $2200 Bass Notes (or Sunset on Yantzee) $2200 Amadinda $3850 Glass Imbarimba $2200 Drums $1500* Contra Bass Chimes $2800* ====== $17650
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Adventure Island Playground Group 2007 Agenda
Spring Golf Tournament
Continued Brick Sales
Select and purchase Sound Garden components
Select appropriate site donor recognition
Pursue final landscaping donation commitments
Exit active build involvement