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Rutherford pursues Jake’s Law grant for inclusive playground, schedules public design review
Summary
Council members discussed pursuing Jake’s Law funding for an inclusive playground at Tambling Field, opened a resident survey through Jan. 27 and scheduled an engineer presentation and public feedback session for Jan. 21; application deadline noted as mid-February.
Rutherford’s mayor and council on Jan. 13 discussed pursuing Jake’s Law funding to build an inclusive playground, opening a resident survey and scheduling a public design review session.
The council said the borough will seek a competitive grant — described in the meeting as typically between $500,000 and $750,000 — to create play space that goes beyond basic Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility. Council President McGowan said the survey for residents will be open until Jan. 27 at 12 p.m., and an engineer will present proposed play-space types at a public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. in the meeting room at the police headquarters.
Why it matters: proponents said the project aims to provide an inclusive, accessible play area for children with a range of disabilities, not only…
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