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Friendship Heights council says Page Park was built without permits, vows ADA fixes and a project manager
Summary
Council members reported the 2022 Page Park design failed to meet federal accessibility requirements, said the park was built without required permits, and voted to support hiring a project manager to coordinate inspections, engineering fixes and permitting with Montgomery County DPS.
A newly formed Friendship Heights Village parks and grounds committee reported June 9 that the village’s Page Park project was built without required permits, that the 2022 design is not compliant with federal accessibility law, and that the council voted to support hiring a project manager to navigate inspections and corrective work.
The committee chair, identified in the meeting as a council member serving as parks and grounds committee chair, told the council the “park design that was approved by the village council in 2022 was never ADA compliant,” adding, “The Americans with Disabilities Act isn't optional.” The chair also said the village had approved and signed a contract in 2022 “with an unqualified contractor for over $850,000 without having our village attorney review it first,” and that the park “was built without permits.”
The council’s report matters because Montgomery County’s Department of Permitting Services (DPS)…
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