Lucky Day: City Wins Playground in Contest

The city has won playground equipment valued at more than $21,000 in a contest.

The new apparatus, which features slides and a climbing wall, will be installed at the new on Lunn Road.

"It was a nice surprise, and it will be a nice addition to that park," Recreation Director Bryan Bogre said. 

Youth Sports Park, which has a football field and , is the only Strongsville park that doesn't have a playground.

Bogre said he entered the contest a few months ago after receiving an email about it from Snider and Associates, a park and playground company in North Royalton.

The apparatus is being donated by BCI Burke, a Wisconsin company that manufactures commercial playground equipment, according to a news release from the company.

The release said the company received thousands of entries and drew one winner—Strongsville.

The playground features eight "play events," the firm said, and can accommodate up to 48 kids ages 5 to 12 at a time.

Bogre said the city's service department will install the equipment, which is supposed to be shipped Sept. 19.

"We're excited about it," he said. "We hope to have it in by the end of September."