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Committee pitches picnic-area concept to limit costs for Ford Field restroom project
Summary
A Portola Valley parks committee member urged a shift from an expensive new building to a prefab-supported Dorothy Ford picnic area with flush restrooms and concessions, after two landscape-architect bids suggested narrowing scope to control planning and construction costs. Council has set $40,000 for a phase-one study.
Karen, a Parks & Recreation committee member, presented alternatives for Ford Field infrastructure, urging a change in approach that would favor a multi-use picnic area over a large new building. "Instead of thinking about just constructing a building at Ford, maybe we should think about how to create an inviting area," she said, showing example prefab concession/restroom units and a site sketch near existing utility hookups.
The presentation summarized two responses to the project RFP and flagged cost risks: both firms warned that broad scopes and full-park surveys could drive planning costs up and lead to an expensive,…
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