(Greensburg, IN) – The driving force behind the establishment of the Building Bridges Inclusion Park in Greensburg’s Rebekah Park is asking anyone who sees acts of vandalism at the facility to call dispatch.
Retired Greensburg Police Chief and current Greensburg Community Schools SRO Brendan Bridges wrote in a social media post that he appreciates calls and texts from residents who see people on the playground or tearing things up at the facility, which is still under construction.
However, Bridges says after recent events and several months of what he calls “pure hatred,” he has decided to step back and hand off the project to someone else.
Greensburg Police are also urging the public to stay outside of the restricted area at Rebekah Park.
The idea of establishing an inclusion park in Greensburg came to Bridges after he took his son Jaxon, who is autistic and non-verbal, to an inclusion park in Cincinnati in 2019 and decided it was time to build a similar venue in Greensburg.
After returning from the park, he approached the City of Greensburg and then-Mayor Dan Manus and requested to establish an inclusive playground in Greensburg.
The project was formally announced in 2020 with further support from Mayor Joshua Marsh and City Council.
The 17,500-square-foot playscape will allow children of all abilities to play together.
The grand opening for the Building Bridges Inclusion Park is set for Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 am until 1 pm.
