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DPR capital plan prioritizes equity‑weighted park repairs and requests PAYGO for Cherry Hill design, Douglas Park phase 2 and synthetic turf replacement
Summary
Eric Beach, DPR’s park development chief, told the Arlington County Board on Feb. 27 that DPR seeks $3.329 million in FY26 capital funds and will prioritize projects using a combined park‑condition and equity scoring system.
Eric Beach, DPR’s Park Development Division chief, presented the department’s FY26 capital funding request on Feb. 27 and detailed how DPR prioritizes park infrastructure projects using an equity‑weighted asset condition assessment.
The department requested $3,329,000 in capital funds for FY26, split across PAYGO, short‑term financing and existing bond balances. Beach outlined three categories of spending: annual line items (for example, capital asset manager and parks field fund), new requests to address specific playground and park upgrades, and planned synthetic turf replacement at Long Bridge Park.
Why it matters: Arlington manages thousands of park assets — playgrounds, restrooms, fields, benches — and DPR’s…
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