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Project manager: Page Park awaiting stormwater permit; Red House inspections scheduled
Summary
Project manager Jim Wilson told the Friendship Heights Village Council that Page Park is waiting on a stormwater permit tied to revised easements and expects roughly four weeks for permit issuance and about 40 work days of construction (target: late August). Red House final inspections are scheduled and tenant permits are in process.
Project manager Jim Wilson told the Friendship Heights Village Council that Page Park remains on hold pending receipt of revised easements and county sign-off on the stormwater (bioretention) permit, after which staff estimate roughly four weeks to permit issuance and about 40 work days of construction, putting substantial completion in late August.
The update focused on three design and permitting issues. First, Wilson said the county and the village’s civil engineer have required bioretention features that will conflict with a prominent tree in the park’s northeast corner; engineers and an arborist concluded the tree likely will not survive the required work, but the Parks & Grounds Committee “unanimously voted to try to see what we could do to try to save this tree,” Wilson said, and the village will involve an arborist during construction to explore preservation options. Second, staff have asked playground manufacturers to review as-built drawings and propose equipment suitable for the park’s limited footprint; council members urged vendors to consider natural- or dark-colored materials rather than bright neon finishes to reflect neighborhood preferences. Third, Wilson explained the pergola removal required a demo permit and clarified that the council does not need to vote to omit a new fence: because a fence is not required by code and would rise roughly eight to nine feet above the sidewalk, Parks & Grounds recommended not installing it and staff will not pursue the fence now.
On the Red House at 4602 North Park, Wilson said contractors completed modifications to existing railings and scheduled final inspections for the following day; once inspections clear, tenant interior permits (already submitted) will move forward. Repainting and front-porch repairs were flagged as a separate RFP that staff will prepare.
Wilson summarized timing and administrative follow-up: easements must be re‑signed and returned, the village expects permit processing to follow, and staff will continue outreach to playground vendors and the arborist while coordinating final punch-list work at the Red House.
