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Grant-funded playground work moving forward; board seeks clarity on site prep and ADA elements
Summary
Contractors for a grant-funded playground are in contact and weekly updates are expected; the board asked staff to clarify whether site prep requires excavation and confirmed ADA elements (an ADA swing and ADA digger) will be included.
Staff told the board that playground equipment ordered through a grant is in production and that installers (contractors from out of state) will provide weekly updates and a more definitive arrival date. Committee member said the contractor had laid out a roughly 40-by-30-foot area and that, at Belvedere, crews dug about 2–3 feet before pouring concrete, prompting the board to seek clarity on whether the town must perform site excavation or whether the contractor will handle DigSafe and excavation.
Members confirmed the project will include ADA-access elements. Committee member said ‘‘they're actually gonna be putting an ADA swing in’’ and that the work will also include an ADA digger and, possibly, a new basketball backboard. The board directed staff to request preconstruction details and ask the vendor whether screw piles or poured concrete will be used so the town can arrange equipment or contractor support as needed.
