Note: This story is part one of a four-part series on park playgrounds.
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District last month spruced up three playgrounds with new equipment.
The $307,743 investment helped the park district update playgrounds that have been in place since the 1990s, said Executive Director Doug Boehm. The purchase from NuToys was budgeted over two years.
Playground equipment is expected to last 15 to 20 years, Boehm said, but good maintenance practices have made…
