LEWISTON — Plans for a wheelchair- and handicapped-accessible playground downtown at Marcotte Park will be shown to the public at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Franco-American Heritage Center.
Marcotte Park is the triangle plot east of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, where Jefferson, Caron and Birch streets meet.
Plans call for building a river-themed playground there, with wheelchair-accessible paths and playground equipment and drawings.
The project is being paid for with a grant from California-based Shane’s Inspiration, a nonprofit that helps build playgrounds that are accessible to all children regardless of their physical ability. The city entered a national contest last summer, posting a video about community and the need for such a playground to YouTube.com.
Lewiston was selected as a regional winner, receiving a $10,000 grant to buy accessible playground equipment and a $50,000 grant for project development and design services and to create educational programming built around the playground.
Representatives from Shane’s Inspiration are scheduled to attend Wednesday’s presentation.
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