Platteville Inclusive Playground Grand Opening To Be Held Saturday, June 3

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Platteville Inclusive Playground Grand Opening will be held Saturday, June 3 from 10 am to 2 pm!  Watch for more details to come!

With warmer weather on its way, the anticipation of fun at the PIP is nearly palpable! While we look forward to playing with everyone, there are a few finishing touches that need to be completed before the PIP can officially open.

The PIP Committee would like to give a special thank you to the City of Platteville for their hard work this spring assembling the new, beautiful and accessible picnic tables that will be located at the PIP, they look great!

As the ground thaws, you will begin to see construction crews return to install the remaining 5 to 10% of playground equipment as well as the shade canopies, place our accessible grills, install the permanent story walk, complete the upgrades to the stone shelter, add the parking lot striping and complete the landscaping around the PIP. In addition, one of the last items you see go in and perhaps one of the most vital components to the mission of the PIP is our poured in place rubber play surface.

The poured in place rubber not only provides an important element of fall safety but it also helps to make the PIP accessible for visitors of all ages and abilities. In order for this key component to be installed the weather has to be consistently warmer (there is a minimum temperature required of 40-45 degrees for the poured in place rubber to cure properly) with NO precipitation (no rain OR snow!) throughout the entire installation process. As you can imagine that can be tricky with Wisconsin spring weather!

We want installation of our poured in place rubber to both go smoothly and last for years to come so we don’t want to rush before Mother Nature is ready. We appreciate your support and your patience as we wait for the weather to allow completion of the incredible Platteville Inclusive Playground. Trust us, it will be worth the wait!