The City of East Lansing has completed several wheelchair accessibility improvements funded by a $20,000 Access to Recreation grant awarded to the city by the Michigan Recreation and Park Association Foundation (MRAPF).
With the funds, the city added wheelchair accessible picnic tables and other access friendly elements to the Family Aquatic Center and the Northern Tier Trail.
“The City of East Lansing is always looking for new ways to provide all of its patrons with access to outdoor recreational amenities,” says Timothy McCaffrey who directs East Lansing's Department of Parks, Recreation & Arts . “Thanks to the grant from MRPAF, individuals who may require a wheelchair or a mobility-aided device can now enjoy improved access to several ofour picnic shelters and to the Northern Tier Trail.”
The City of East Lansing finished the Aquatic Center’s $250,000 splash pad, which includes 12 interactive water features that spill, spray, mist or splash on kids, in February.
Source: Mikell Frey, City of East Lansing
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