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Friends of the Public Garden urges funding for tool shed, permanent restroom and downtown park administration
Summary
The Friends of the Public Garden told the City Council Ways and Means committee the organization needs city prioritization and funding to rebuild the historic tool shed, construct a permanent restroom on the Boston Common and consider a downtown parks administrator.
Rebecca Mckiewicz, director of capital projects and parks care for the Friends of the Public Garden, told the council the organization supports recent downtown investments but stressed several urgent capital needs for heavily used downtown parks.
Mckiewicz said the historic tool shed in the Public Garden remains in severe disrepair; design work is complete but construction has stalled and needs prioritization and dedicated project management within…
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