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Clinton Township officials open inclusive playground BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A long-term project to build a place for everyone to play has come to fruition. On April 4, Clinton Township officials and community members ceremonially opened the township’s inclusive playground. Located on the municipal campus between the Robert J. Cannon Civic Center and the Clinton-Macomb Public Library’s main branch, the park features six playscape “pods” built on top of American with Disabilities Act-compliant soft surfaces. See PLAYGROUND on page 8A Photo by Dean Vaglia
Children play together at the Clinton Township inclusive playground on April 4. Various aspects of the playground are designed to accommodate the needs and abilities of children with various disabilities, allowing virtually all children a place where they can play together.
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