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Riverside trustees approve Blythe Park playground plans, require edge detail to avoid raised curb or fence
Summary
Trustees approved School District 96’s Blythe Park playground design on condition that district and village engineers finalize an edge detail that avoids a raised curb and railing to protect trees and preserve open play, after residents and staff urged alternatives to a perimeter fence.
Trustees on the Village of Riverside Board approved the final plans for the Blythe Park playground on Nov. 20, 2025, contingent on revisions to the playground edge detail that eliminate a raised curb and railing.
The project, presented by Ryan Kelly of DLA Architects and developed under an intergovernmental agreement with School District 96, would expand the playground footprint by about 300 square feet to create separate play zones for children ages 2–5 and 5–12, increase accessibility and roughly double the site’s…
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