Council approves additional funding for Cheshire splash pad after consultant answers recirculation, safety and siting questions

The Cheshire Town Council voted unanimously Aug. 25 to approve an additional $585,000 for a proposed splash pad adjacent to the town aquatic center and to accept $150,000 in state grant funds toward the project. The council suspended full reading of the three-page resolution and moved directly to a presentation and questions before voting. Kevin Grindle, an associate with the firm Barton and Lejudice, told the council the design team studied two systems: a once-through system that would have supported lower capital costs but was rejected by the local Sewer Commission because expected peak flows (described in testimony as “between 26,000 and 40,000 gallons a day”) could not be accepted by the sewage plant. The team therefore proposed a recirculating system regulated as a public pool by the Connecticut Department of Public Health and using industry-standard filtration, UV treatment and chemical dosing. Grindle said the planned system…