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What playground design and play features would you like to see in F.A. Buscher Park? Share your feedback today!

Structure Options

Option one features:

  • Single mega tower, three large slides and multiple side slides
  • Small net climber
  • Gravity rail

Option two features:

  • Two towers connected by a skyway with climbing rings
  • One large slide and multiple side slides
  • Large net climber

A come-and-go open house will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 23 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, 1101 Heron Drive, Mankato.

Project Background:

The playground equipment in Buscher Park, 409 Ledlie Lane, is scheduled for replacement in 2024 because of its age, condition and challenges in finding replacement parts. Playground Playground equipment options are designed to meet safety requirements and provide opportunities aligned with American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Other park work planned includes adding concrete curbing, a retaining wall and drainage.

Proposed work is estimated at $350,000, and the project is expected to begin in 2024. Staff are seeking grant funding to help cover a portion of the project's costs. The grant must be completed by March 31, 2023.

The project was identified in Mankato’s Community Investment Plan as part of the parks capital replacement fund.

What playground design and play features would you like to see in F.A. Buscher Park? Share your feedback today!

Structure Options

Option one features:

  • Single mega tower, three large slides and multiple side slides
  • Small net climber
  • Gravity rail

Option two features:

  • Two towers connected by a skyway with climbing rings
  • One large slide and multiple side slides
  • Large net climber

A come-and-go open house will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 23 at Rosa Parks Elementary School, 1101 Heron Drive, Mankato.

Project Background:

The playground equipment in Buscher Park, 409 Ledlie Lane, is scheduled for replacement in 2024 because of its age, condition and challenges in finding replacement parts. Playground Playground equipment options are designed to meet safety requirements and provide opportunities aligned with American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Other park work planned includes adding concrete curbing, a retaining wall and drainage.

Proposed work is estimated at $350,000, and the project is expected to begin in 2024. Staff are seeking grant funding to help cover a portion of the project's costs. The grant must be completed by March 31, 2023.

The project was identified in Mankato’s Community Investment Plan as part of the parks capital replacement fund.