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Parks and Recreahon Advisory Board
Jan Geden, CPRP, Director of Pazks and Recreauon
Sazah DeSouza, Assistant to the Director
Matters from the Deparcment
September 22, 2002
Tom Watson Park Plaveround Renovation
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PRAB File Matenal
A second neighborhood meeting was held on August 22"d, 2002 to review playground renovauon
plans and to obtazn addtuonal feedback for the renovation of the Tom Watson Pazk playground.
The Pazks and Recreation Advisory Board approved a budget for the Tom Watson Pazk
playground refurbishment as part of the 1999 Capital Improvements Project (CIP). The
renovauon is part of the on-going effort by the City to upgrade older playgrounds and to address
national safety standazds and accessibility requirements.
Comments were provided by those who attended the meet~ng and through a wntten survey. The
comments included suggesuons to keep the merry-go-round; provide more shade in the play
area; provide spnng toys; provide more benches; provide sandbox for play; mclude tube shdes or
crawl tubes; include a track ride, provide accessible play optrons; mclude surveillance cameras
(in hght of recent kidnappmgs), and recogmze concems about mosquitos.
Staff will modify the plans to accommodate public input, where feasible. Pro~ect construction is
scheduled to begin tlus winter and be completed by spnng, 2003.
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