Thanks for reporting the surprising news July 25 that Eugene School District 4J razed the playground at Arts and Technology Academy, a middle school that opened in 2017. Now we can prepare our 4-year-old great-niece for the loss.

We neighbors, if informed, might have come up with some suggestions to save it. Perhaps a collaboration with the city to provide the upkeep. Or use the repairs as hands-on lessons for 4J or Lane Community College students in vocational programs.

Tricia Hedin
Eugene