St. Lucie County, FL- It takes a community to build a village. In this case, the Treasure Coast Safety Village, which is a collaboration between numerous governmental agencies, non-profits and local businesses. The Safety Village will sit on a 5-acre parcel, in St. Lucie County and provide the highest quality safety education and training to children and adults.
Plans for the Safety Village include a residential safety house, pool and hot tub, training facility and miniature sized town with interactive safety programs. First Responders will teach students important life lessons like how to exit a smoke-filled room, how to approach and cross a train track and what to do at a school bus stop. Information will be provided on the proper installation of car seats, safety features for pools and how to prevent drownings, bike safety, fire safety, school safety, and many safety-related topics. It will allow for many different safety lessons to be taught to students and adults at one central location.
“I view this project as a major step forward for our community in the area of safety for our children and seniors,” stated Nate Spera, St. Lucie Fire District Chief. “One of our (United Way) community goals in the area of Health is to lower the number of unintentional injuries. By providing safety education and hands-on training to children and adults, in a combined facility, will help accomplish that goal,” added Karen Knapp, CEO of United Way of St. Lucie County.
Community leaders who support the Safety Village and are currently working on it include: Spera, Knapp, Ron Parrish, Director of Public Safety; Clint Sperber, Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County Lucie; John Bolduc, Chief of Port St Lucie Police; Ken Mascara, St. Lucie County Sheriff; Port St. Lucie Mayor and City Council; St. Lucie County Board of Directors; St. Lucie Public Schools; Indian River State College and many others.
TRM Construction Management and n2 Architecture and Design have contributed thousands of dollars in time and services on the Safety Village project. Preliminary designs, projected costs, infrastructure needs, and other items have been addressed by the two companies.
There are numerous First Responders, Educational and Government Leaders overseeing the project to make sure all safety aspects covered. “Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children. It is our belief that the Safety Village will be a tremendous asset to the community and help in reducing the overall injury and death rates,” added Sperber.
The Village will be open year-round and teach children and adults safety procedures they can practice throughout their lifetime. To get involved or to find out more, please visit http://tcsafetyvillage.com/ or call Ronda Cerulli at (772) 462-3501.
Treasure coast safety village
TRM Construction Management has been working in connection with N2 Architecture and Design and Safe Kids St. Lucie to plan and design a space for the Safety Village. The Safety Village will be a place where children and adults will learn about safety, education and training. It will address issues such as how to prevent unintentional injuries to the elderly, education regarding proper nutrition, and it will provide services to some of our special needs population.
This project is one TRM is especially eager to get involved in. It will serve as a monument to our resolve to better our community and address important issues such as kids safety, elderly care, and helping our special needs community.
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