When completed, at the beginning of June, this Palisades playground will be top-notch.
This editor sent a March 19 note to Tony Budrovich, the head of the L.A. Parks Foundation, thanking him for spearheading a new playground in Pacific Palisades and asked that he send thanks to the Rec and Parks Board (RAP)of Commissioners, too.
“I have been writing about this dilapidated and ADA -inaccessible playground for over a decade and I had almost given up hope that the children of Palisades would ever have a safe, creative and well-maintained place to play,” this editor wrote.
“Many say the Palisades is just a rich community and should pay for its own playground. But before the fire, we had numerous low-income housing units and rent-controlled apartments. We had families who had sacrificed everything to live in small rental homes just so their children could go to school in the Palisades.
“It was for these families that the playground was so important. It is the sole playground and Rec Center in the Palisades and ALL children should have a place to play.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” this editor said.
He responded on March 20 after RAP had approved the playground, saying that the RAP board had approved the project and “With a record pace we expect to have the new playground opened by July 4, 2025. Spending some time at the park and meeting the Park Advisory Board tells me it’s a very special park in a very special place.
“So happy to share the good news and in a small way help the Palisades community,” Budrovich said, and attached a Draft Design, which had been modified a bit at the Park Advisory Meeting, including choosing colors.
“It will be a top tier playground in all of Los Angeles,” he said.
Congratulations, Sue. You have been spearheading this effort for a long time.