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Muscatine, Iowa Thanks to a FEMA mitigation project, the city
now has a new playground surface that will save thousands of dollars in the future.
Richard Klimes We had about three or four foot of water over
Director of Parks and Recreation the entire river front area which is seen behind
me. The main damage was to the main
playground area. Water and debris from the
river came into the playground itself and when
the waters receded the debris was left
in the playground.
FEMA teams came in and evaluated the site.
Assisted us in preparing costs estimates and
then transitioned in to longer terms to FEMA
staff to help us provide an opportunity to fix
the system so it is useable by the public.
The surfacing of the playground was a pea
gravel surface and through mitigation we
chose to go in and take the pea gravel out and
use Pour It Into Place Rubber so it was a
safer surface. Under that surface is a drainage
system. In the drainage system is a pea
gravel base. On top of the pea gravel base is
four inches of concrete. On top of the four
inches of concrete is between two one to
three inches of rubber fiber mix and on top of
the rubber fiber mix is an inch to three
quarters of an inch of a colored
safety surfacing.
This part of the park is a focal point to the
entire community. It's a meeting place-
It's a gathering place for people of all ages,
all gender, all nationalities, simply because of
the Mississippi River in the transition of the
boating public, the biking public with the trails
around us and because it is a river town. It is
a very popular little area to come too and see
what ever you need to see as far as the river
is concerned.
For more information visit www.FEMA.gov