Jenkintown school district, borough seek input from the community regarding Legacy Park

The Jenkintown School District and Borough are excited to announce that the feasibility study regarding the Legacy Park Project has begun! The Legacy Park at Jenkintown Elementary hopes to become a space that will unite both the students who utilize the grounds during school hours and welcome community members after hours and on weekends.

To accomplish this, we would like you to provide your thoughts by taking a survey and we want to tell you more about our plans:

• Surveys will be available here. We are asking for the stakeholders in our community to participate.

▫ Students will take an age-appropriate survey in school to gain their feedback about which play environments to which they best respond.

▫ Adults in the borough will gain access to a more comprehensive survey via a link on the Jenkintown Education Foundation’s website. This will give the planning board insight as to how the larger community would like to interact with the green space available at the school campus.

▫ The surveys will be collected through the end of December 2024. We look forward to understanding the community’s wants and needs to make the park enjoyable for all!

• Site surveys and soil samples will be done on the grounds in October and November 2024.
• At the end of data collection, we will compile our results and hold a town hall to share the findings and drawings of proposed options and the finalized budgets for fundraising.

We look forward to partnering with the Borough and JYA (Jenkintown Youth Activities) in this project. Allowing for all parts of our community to continue to grow forward together.

Our biggest wish is that we can give families with toddlers, school aged children, grandparents, couples, friends, athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, and gardeners, all somewhere to enjoy themselves here in Jenkintown. With this wish in mind, our focus will be on inclusion, sustainability, and looking at the spaces with long term planning in mind. Jenkintown is a beautiful community with a rich legacy, and we want to ensure that this park has a positive impact for years to come.

Over the next several months, look for members of our team at various Jenkintown events. We will be available to chat about the project and want you to share your ideas about the project and fundraising, ask any questions you may have, and most of all share your stories of playing in Jenkintown over the years. You can also reach out to us through email: [email protected]

Let’s Continue the Legacy, For ALL the ways we play!