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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Nearly 160,000 people visit Omaha’s 13 outdoor public pools each year, and the Omaha Parks Foundation wants to make sure life-saving equipment is ready for all of them.

The foundation is raising money to replace automated external defibrillators, known as AEDs, at each of the city’s outdoor public pools. The devices currently in place are reaching the end of their 10- to 12-year lifespan.

The Broom Man Committee and the nonprofit Omaha Parks Foundation have selected a location to place the statue: it will face southeast on Turner Boulevard at Farnam Street and memorialize the positive spirit and work ethic of the Omaha icon, fondly known as the Broom Man.

Tiffany Regan, Executive Director of the Omaha Parks Foundation, joins Grow Omaha for a conversation about the foundation’s mission, projects, and impact on the city’s parks. Discover how the organization supports green spaces, historic preservation, and community engagement.