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Beaufort to rebuild Pigeon Point playground with accessible design after neighborhood feedback
Summary
Cunningham Recreation presented a turnkey, inclusive-play proposal for Pigeon Point Playground; neighbors urged more outreach and muted colors to preserve the parkcharacter. Staff agreed to provide revised renderings and work with the community before finalizing contractor purchase orders.
Julie Meyer, a representative of Cunningham Recreation, told Beaufort council that a proposed turnkey replacement for Pigeon Point Playground would make the site fully accessible and replace aging wood structures with metal-play equipment and poured-in-place rubber surfacing in the 5-to-12 play area. The proposal keeps the existing playground footprint, retains some wood-chip surfacing in the 2-to-5 area with an accessible turndown ramp, and includes drainage and concrete curbing around the rubber surfacing. Meyer said the 5-to-12 unit has a ramped entry and an 8-foot critical fall height and that lead time for custom fabrication is about 12 weeks.
The proposal is ARPA-funded and priced with a 30-day…
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