Safety concerns mean changes for Wall Park

Following action by the McPherson City Commission on Monday, changes are coming to Wall Park.

The biggest change comes at the behest of the city insurance company — Travellers Insurance.

Playground equipment installed in 1988 will be removed.

“The equipment contains a number of deficiencies including head/torso entrapment hazards within the equipment,” Travellers wrote in a report to the commission. “Replacing this play structure with a new piece of equipment that meets current playground safety standards would be a sound risk management decision.”