Menasha unveils look of 750000 waterfrontthemed playground at Jefferson Park

MENASHA – The city has released renderings and a video showing what the new $750,000 playground at Jefferson Park will offer the community. The regional playground will be built as part of a $5 million makeover of Jefferson Park, a 29-acre gem overlooking Lake Winnebago and the Fox River. Mayor Don Merkes said the city will provide about $150,000 for the playground — a standard amount for a neighborhood park — and the rest will be funded privately. “We have commitments already for the playground,” Merkes told The Post-Crescent. “I can’t release who those people are yet, but I have…