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Council weighs Barlow Farm as preferred site for inclusive playground after grant shortfall
Summary
After a federal appropriation request failed, Hudson staff presented two alternate sites for the city's inclusive playground; councilors expressed a preliminary preference for Barlow Farm Park, subject to HIP-group input and subcommittee review.
Hudson City Council on April 8 discussed alternate locations for a planned inclusive playground after the city did not receive the $800,000 federal appropriation it had sought for the original Middleton Road site. Staff presented two feasible alternate locations, Barlow Farm Park and Hudson Springs Park, and summarized funding available.
Staff said the inclusive design fits at both Barlow Farm and Hudson Springs but that site-specific costs and infrastructure needs differ. An estimate in the staff packet put the cost of building the playground at Barlow Farm at about $1.2 million (equipment, surfacing and modest site work) and at…
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