Franklin’s first inclusive playground will be named in memory of Elliot Grace Castro, known as Ellie G, who passed away at the age of 4 in September 2019. Ellie G was the granddaughter of Franklin Alderman Brandy Blanton. She was born with a very rare terminal form of dwarfism called Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata (RCDP). During her short life, she proved to be an example of courage, strength, and joy to all who had the privilege to know her or know of her.

 
 

The future Inclusive Playground will be housed within the new Southeast Municipal Complex located on Carothers Parkway. The park is on 3-acres and will include five football fields, miles of walking trails, concessions, ADA accessible restrooms, a pavilion and the first public inclusive playground within the Franklin Parks System.

The playground, which will be 4-5x larger than the Tinkerbelle Playground at Pinkerton Park, is designed for two specific phases - The first phase will be the play structures and park amenities along with the pavilion and plenty of shade structures throughout. The second phase will include an outdoor fitness area and an amphitheater, and will be constructed during the second round of funding for the park. This portion of the project will also include lacrosse fields and other court sports, like pickleball.


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