Parks and Rec surveys residents about future playground upgrades

Wrangell’s playgrounds are old and need more than short-term patching and patchwork repairs. As it looks toward fundraising for substantial upgrades, the Parks and Recreation Department wants to hear what the community wants.

The department is conducting an online survey — just half-a-dozen questions — to learn what features and equipment are important to people at Shoemaker Park Playground and the Kyle Angerman Playground near the library downtown.

“We’re just trying to get a basic idea of which playground people use” and what they want to see at the play areas, Parks and Rec Director Lucy Ro...