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Whiteland parks master plan revised after DNR flags ADA gaps, state cuts budget request
Summary
At its Feb. 4, 2026 meeting, the Whiteland Town Park and Recreation Board reviewed Department of Natural Resources feedback that identified accessibility shortcomings in existing parks and playgrounds and learned the Department of Local Government Finance scaled the board's $40,000 budget request to about $1,900; the board will revise the master plan and pursue grants and an ADA transition plan.
Whiteland Town Park and Recreation Board members spent most of their Feb. 4, 2026 meeting reviewing a parks and recreation master plan after the Department of Natural Resources returned detailed feedback that requires edits and highlights accessibility problems. Unidentified Speaker 4, who presented the review, said DNR’s comments included required items the board must address before final submittal.
The changes matter, the presenter said, because several park facilities installed in past years do not meet federal accessibility expectations. “The biggest one that I guess I will call it a ding … anything we have put in the ground that is for the public’s use, sidewalks or the dog park, the park here at Saddle Brook, are not ADA compliant,” Unidentified Speaker 4 said, citing…
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