City of McKeesport to invest in upgrading parks and playgrounds

By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
Memories of time spent as a child hanging out with all of the other neighborhood kids on the local playground often invoke smiles remembering great days gone by. For generations, neighborhood parks and playgrounds have served as a community meeting ground for the younger members of the community. That continues to be the case today.
But as time goes on, the safety and reliability standards for playground and park equipment change, and old equipment gets weathered and/or damaged.  At Wednesday’s meeting, McKeesport City Council unanimously approved a contract with Lutterman Excavating — not to exceed $725,000 — for the “McKeesport Satellite Park Restoration Project.”

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