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From YouTube: Parkman Playground Ribbon Cutting
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Mayor Walsh and members of the Jamaica Plain community cut the ribbon, opening the Parkman Playground to the public, located on Wachusett St. The city has been investing in the renovations of our parks system, making them more inclusive and accessible for all.
A
A
I've
heard
that
we
had
a
very
robust
community
meetings
about
this
playground
and
the
stuff
we
heard
was
that
the
neighborhood
wanted
to
see
nature
play
and
they
wanted
to
see
inclusive
and
impressive,
climbing
structures
and
that
every
element
in
this
park
is
inclusive
due
to
ramps
that
get
you
to
every
access
point.
So
I
think
we
heard
you
loud
and
clear.
I
think
we
got
a
great
element
out
of
this.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
involved
in
this
process
and
helping
design
this
park
that
you
use
every
day
every
week
throughout
the
year.
A
This
is
a
1.7
million
dollar
investment
that
was
made
pretty
impressive
playground
to
add
to
the
ones
across
the
city
in
a
real
contemporary
design.
The
past
Commissioner
gave
me
a
tip
that
I
started,
taking
on
to
stop
bringing
my
own
kids
to
a
new
park
every
single
weekend
and
doing
a
rating
from
one
to
three.
So
today
we
got
a
three.
So
that's
great
for
this
playground.
I
want
to
thank
Hood
who's,
also
our
sponsor
who
sponsors
all
our
park
opening.
So
after
we
do
our
ribbon
cutting
today
right
in
the
back
corner.
A
There
is
hoods
East
for
everyone
to
take
as
long
as
it's
okay
with
the
parents
and
some
face
painting
taking
part
over
there
up
on
the
hill,
and
if
you
see
any
of
the
red
flowers
around
the
park,
please
feel
free
to
take
them.
They
were
grown
from
seed
from
the
Franklin
Park
greenhouse
from
our
employees.
So
please
take
some
of
the
salvia
home
with
you
and
thank
you,
Liz's,
hair
from
our
green
house
Liz.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
at
the
green
house.
Thank
you,
hey
bud!
A
If
I
our
project
manager
on
this
Nate,
Frazee
Nate
put
his
heart
and
soul
into
this
park,
and
it
truly
shows
I
want
to
thank
Nate
who's
here
with
his
family
today,
Nate,
where
ever
you
and
the
design
team
of
Sam
and
Cullen
from
Crosby
Schlesinger
in
small
Ridge.
That
is
also
here.
Thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
park.
Please
give
them
a
round
of
applause.
A
Our
contractor
is
known
any
LLM
Corp.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
comm
pan
is
also
here
who
were
playground
manufacturer.
So
thank
you.
Dan,
elm
and
compain
from
also
your
work
on
this
playground,
and
it's
now
my
privilege
to
introduce
the
mayor,
someone
that
has
made
it
that
all
of
our
parks
are
now
a
hundred
percent
accessible.
So
now
everybody
is
within
a
10-minute
walk
from
their
front
door
to
a
park
with
only
the
second
city
in
the
United
States
to
reach
that
first
on
the
East
Coast
that
we
like
to
brag
about.
B
Thank
You,
Ryan
and
I
want
to
thank
Ryan
and
who's.
The
Commissioner
of
our
parks,
department,
I,
won.
Think
as
guys
did
here
with
him
today
for
being
here,
Ryan
has
been
working
for
the
parks
department
for
a
long
time
and
he
got
elevated
to
the
Commissioner
a
couple
months
ago
and
he's
done
an
amazing
job
here.
He
was
talking
about
his
presidency.
B
Chris
Cook,
who
also
is
now
chief
energy
and
environment
for
the
City
of
Boston,
open
space
and
Chris
is
doing
some
amazing
work
in
the
city
as
well,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
them
all
all
of
the
team
that
had
anything
to
do
with
this
park.
The
community.
Thank
you,
the
construction
company,
the
designer
the
architects,
everybody
who
helped
put
this
park
together.
Thank
you
very
much.
This
truly
is
an
amazing
Park.
I
walked
in
the
I
walked
in,
and
it
reminds
me
of
mountains
Park
on
the
on
the
sub
Austin
waterfront.
B
B
So
I
want
to
I
just
want
to
thank
the
community
graduate
the
community.
That's
here
today
for
this
great
playground.
I
completely
went
off
script
here,
but
I
think
I
got
it
all
almost
well.
I
lied
about
the
capital
plan.
I
said
a
couple
hundred
million
dollars,
actually
three
hundred
million
dollars.
So
that's
like
that's
a
good
fib,
three
hundred
million
dollars
statewide
and
we're
gonna
and
that's
gonna-
be
invested
over
the
next
four
years
in
the
city.
B
So
we
are
going
around
so
anyone
here
who
is
here
and
you
might
be
visiting
today
and
you're
like
well
my
name,
but
we
don't
have
a
park
like
this
Graham
Ryan
grab
something
from
the
parks
department.
Let
us
know,
because
we
are
gonna,
be
you
out,
your
Park
will
be
put
on
a
list
and
your
pocket
will
be
reconstructed
as
we
move
forward
in
this
neighborhood
as
well.
B
We're
doing
major
investments
in
the
city
of
Boston
we're
investing
half
a
million
dollars
for
the
new
playground
next
to
the
Mildred
Haley
apartments,
that
money
came
from
Community
Preservation
Act
money
that
the
voters
of
Boston
supported
a
couple
years
ago.
So
thank
you
for
that.
We're
investing
almost
five
million
dollars
in
Jamaica
pond.
Anyone
who
walks
around
the
pond
you're
gonna
see
new
walkways.
B
That
might
be
one
insurance,
you're
thinking
what
happens
at
four
years
old,
whether
we
send
our
kids
and
we're
working
right
now.
This
is
our
first
year
we
put
fifteen
million
dollars
in
the
budget
to
bring
full
high-quality
universal
pre-kindergarten
to
the
City
of
Austin,
because
we
want
you
to
stay
here.
You
made
your
commitment
to
be
here.
We
want
you
to
stay
here
that
shirt
right
there.
That's
this
fund,
our
future.
It
is
about
funding
our
future
and
that
investment
being
made
is
about.
B
How
do
we
make
sure
that
we
have
seats
for
all
people
and
we're
working
right
now
with
a
new
superintendent?
To
make
sure
that,
as
we
think
about
our
schools,
do
we
have
to
realign
our
schools
and
making
sure
their
seats
that,
when
you
get
within
some
people
in
this
in
this
playground,
already
knows
this?
You
put
down
your
top
three
or
four
choices,
and
you
got
someplace
else
and
you're
like
well.
B
I
want
to
be
in
my
neighborhood
we're
working
to
make
sure
that
we
open
seeds
in
neighborhoods,
and
how
do
we
better
do
that?
So
I
appreciate
that
for
us
7th,
through
12th
graders,
one
of
the
biggest
concerns
I
heard
was
they
they
get
a
past
an
NBA
pass
for
part-time
part-time
of
not
the
whole
year
part
of
the
school
year
and
right
now,
starting
in
September
7th
12th
graders
will
have
a
full
round
year.
B
I,
just
wanna
I'm
gonna
end
end
with
this,
with
setting
a
national
standard
and
that's
what
we
should
do
in
Boston,
we
should
set
a
high
quality
national
standard
for
everything
that
we
do
from
our
playgrounds
to
our
parks,
to
our
schools,
to
our
roads
to
our
bike
tracks.
So
all
the
things
we
do
so
I
just
want
to
thank
the
community
for
being
here
today.
I
think
we're
cutting
a
ribbon
now
and
I
want
every
little
kid
that
wants
to
come
over
where
we
already
come
right
over
here.