Montclair Plans To Build ‘Inclusive Playground’ At Nishuane Park

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A plan is in the works to build a “completely inclusive playground” at Nishuane Park in Montclair, and local officials are hoping to score some state funding to make it happen.

This week, the township announced that it is seeking funds through the New Jersey Green Acres Program to make improvements at Nishuane Park, located at 48 High Street.

According to a municipal advisory:

“The Township of Montclair proposes to renovate the playground located at Nishuane Park to create a completely inclusive playground that includes state-of-the-art accessible playground equipment, new playground safety surfacing, seating, perimeter fencing and other related improvements.”

The preliminary engineer’s cost estimate for the proposal – which includes a 10 percent contingency cost and demolition fees – comes to $1.33 million. It can be seen online here.

View a conceptual rendering for the project here.

A public hearing to discuss the proposal will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The hearing will be held in person as part of the regularly scheduled township council meeting at the Municipal Building, 205 Claremont Avenue.

Written comments on the proposed application may be directed to Norberto Hernandez, PE, Township Engineer, nhernandez@negliagroup.com, 219 North Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042.

Montclair residents can also take an online survey to offer feedback on the proposed upgrades here.

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