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Former Carver/Century Play Area Gets New Home At Bratt Elementary
March 23, 2011
A covered play area formerly located at Carver/Century School has a new home at Bratt Elementary School.
Contractors have nearly completed the process of moving the 40 x 60 foot steel structure to Bratt. The low bidder on the project was Trammell Construction, Inc. at $48,275 for moving the structure, plus $1,051 for an intercom system for the play area. There were six other bids received in amounts up to $99,000.
The 16-foot high cover was disassembled in Century and re-erected at Bratt with electricity and appropriate lighting.
“The request was made by the school to investigate the feasibility of relocating the covered play structure located at the former Carver/Century K-8 school to Bratt Elementary. The assessment was conducted and the project was commissioned,” said Shawn Dennis, assistant superintendent of operations for the Escambia County School District.
Pictured: A covered play area was relocated from Century to Bratt Elementary School.
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9 Responses to “Former Carver/Century Play Area Gets New Home At Bratt Elementary”
If they would just leave the lights on and patrol the area and also install cameras, they could eliminate the problem and the kids would have a place to play.
REGARDING:
“my life is what I make of it…..that’s why I made it somewhere else”
See? There IS a solution!
But you’ve definitely provided anecdotal evidence that putting in nice parks doesn’t assure criminal intents and actions will cease or go elsewhere.
David considering evidence
David,
I used to live in front of Showalter Park and I moved just to get away from the crack deals in my yard and all the BOOM BOOM and people going back there just to have sex.
Yeah, my life is what I make of it…..that’s why I made it somewhere else.
REGARDING:
“i read somewhere once that the more parks and or spots devoted to recreation and beauty, the less crime a city will have.”
As opposed to the other concept that parks are good places to sell drugs
Actually, Century has some nice parks but many folks are afraid to use them, afraid there might be a party too close.
David thinking life is what you make of it
why don’t you ask the kids how they feel about it? i bet some that are now going to bratt are brimming with pride that something from their old school has followed them to bratt elementary. that being said, in my most humble opinion, a nice city park that is welcoming to tiny tots as well as folks just passing through, would be another feather in century’s cap. i read somewhere once that the more parks and or spots devoted to recreation and beauty, the less crime a city will have. just a thought.
Were local kids allowed to play on it at the Carver/Century school? The kids have nowhere to go. Have any of you looked at the equipment at Showalter Park lately? It’s a joke. If you want to play with your kids, you have to go to Hurricane Park and that’s not exactly small child friendly either.
Yet another loss for Century children. Why am I not surprised?
well, anyway, it’s getting some good use
>>> is that really forty by sixty? it looks squarer.
Those are the measurements provided by the school district. It is definitely not square.
is that really forty by sixty? it looks squarer.