Perinton approves urgent application for Potter Park accessibility improvements

Mar 12, 2026

The town board added an urgency item and authorized submission of a community project funding application to improve accessibility at Potter Park and the Lion's Den building — interior and exterior upgrades aimed at ADA compliance and better access to playgrounds, courts and gardens.

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Supervisor Jen Townsend read an urgency resolution authorizing the town to apply for community project funding to make accessibility improvements at Potter Park and the Lion's Den Building and asked the board to act that evening to meet the grant deadline. The read resolution enumerated interior improvements (enlarged restrooms, updated doors, improved entrances) and exterior work (sidewalks linking parking to playgrounds, improved lighting, ADA garden beds) and noted the park is owned by the Village of Fairport and operated by the town.

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