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Fairfax council approves small enclosed "tot lot" at Perry Park after debate over surfacing and shade
Summary
After community fundraising assurances and debate over surfacing materials, the Fairfax Town Council approved a small enclosed play area for children ages 0–3 at Perry Park. Council instructed staff and proponents to pursue environmentally friendly surface options and pursue fundraising and procurement steps.
The Fairfax Town Council on Thursday approved the concept for a small, enclosed “tot lot” inside the existing Perry Park playground, clearing the way for community fundraising and town-conducted procurement to complete the work.
The proposal, presented by Maria Baird to the council as a Parks & Recreation Commission concept, would create a fenced, gated 10-by-12-foot enclosure near an existing park pathway and ramp so parents can supervise toddlers while older children use the larger playground equipment. “The item you have before you is a proposed tot lot for the Perry Park playground area,” Baird told the council at the start of the presentation.
Parks staff and the town’s public works director, Lauren Umbertis, said the enclosure would not include a built play structure at this stage; proponents expect to place a soft surface for crawling and small toys. Umbertis told council the estimated community-funded cost was between…
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