Shawnee County to acquire more than $550,000 worth of playground equipment

Swings, slides and climbing walls are among more than $550,000 worth of playground equipment Shawnee County will soon acquire for 11 local parks.

Commissioners Bill Riphahn, Kevin Cook and Aaron Mays voted 3-0 Thursday to approve an arrangement through which the county will use grant funding totaling more than $250,000 to help cover the costs for those play structures.

“I’m sure they’ll have tremendous impact on thousands of kids and families,” said Justin Long of Cunningham Recreation, which is helping with the acquisition.

(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)