Local Couple's Gift Will Expand Lake Mansfield Playground

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A local couple has contributed $45,000 for new playground equipment to be placed in the Lake Mansfield Recreational Area.

"We are so very grateful for such a generous and timely gift from Susan and Judd Shoval, relatively new local residents, to enhance one of our town's most special public spaces," Town Manager Mark Pruhenski said. "There can never be too many places for children to play, as we've learned during this past year."

The gift will pay for the purchase and installation of additional new play equipment at the Lake Mansfield beach park, and Biasin Landscaping of Sheffield will donate the site work for the installation.

"We are delighted to be involved in this project," the Shovals said. "We recognized early on that the lakefront attracts families with young children from around the area, and we were impressed by the on-going community involvement, through the leadership of the Lake Mansfield Alliance, that keeps the property looking so inviting. We wanted to help and will continue to do so, as planned expanded hiking trails are developed that will encourage adult fitness on-site as well."

The playground improvements will get under way in the spring, and will likely be in place in time for summer 2021.

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