Round of public consultations

Fabryczny Park is the first of the locations of playgrounds with accessible equipment in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski that were agreed upon in the consultation.

– We are lucky enough to be able to carry out this task, having been awarded the so-called Norwegian funding, says Mayor Jarosław Górczyński. More than PLN 11 million will work for the benefit of our city. Of this, PLN 500,000 will be used to retrofit playgrounds to include accessible equipment.

– This is a project financed by the mechanism of the European Economic Area, i.e. within the framework of the so-called Norwegian project, says Deputy Mayor Dominik Smoliński. One of the main elements we emphasize are consultations with residents. The first of the meetings is held with representatives of the following housing estates: Częstocice, Hutnicze and Ludwików and aims to identify the place(s) where playgrounds will be retrofitted to include accessible play equipment, such as inclusive carousels and swings, but also sets comprising accessible elements. Knowing how many people with disabilities we have in each housing estate, we tried to select areas to meet real needs.

The place within the estate where the accessible equipment may be installed must meet a number of guidelines: public area, easy to access and reach, parking spaces, large safety zones, an area that guarantees safe use of equipment, versatility, integration of children.

Twenty pieces of equipment will be installed in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (totaling around PLN 500,000), of which four: an inclusive set, an arc swing, an inclusive carousel and an inclusive swing will certainly be installed in the Park Fabryczny.