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Cheshire committee weighs playground accessibility upgrades amid $300,000 surfacing cost
Summary
A parent requested more accessible playground surfacing; committee discussed a poured-in-place rubber surface priced at about $300,000 (10-year lifespan) and asked Summer (vendor) to return with phased options and costs, including lower-cost station upgrades and communication boards.
A parent’s request for improved accessibility at the Barnum playscape prompted the Town of Cheshire Building Committee to discuss options that would allow students who use wheelchairs to participate more fully. Committee members described site visits to large community playscapes and said the most inclusive solutions — a fully poured-in-place rubber surface and ramped apparatus —…
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