Parks commission approves playground replacements after staff discloses tree misidentification

Mar 16, 2026

The Middleton Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission approved final playground designs for Stonefield, Woodside Heights and Hawkridge after staff acknowledged a surveyor misidentified a young 'hardy rubber' tree as ash and recommended transplanting it into the redesign.

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The Middleton Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission voted to approve final playground designs for Stonefield, Woodside Heights and Hawkridge after staff disclosed a site-plan error that had flagged a young tree for removal.

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