Staff warns new playgrounds must use rubber matting; benches ordered with four-week delivery
Staff told the committee that updated playground rules require rubber matting (not just cushioning) under new equipment, citing recent installations at Leeris Park; benches for a playground have been ordered and are expected in about four weeks.
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Staff told the group that under current guidelines any new playground installation must include rubber matting beneath equipment rather than only loose cushioning: "Any any new playground now, they all have to have rubber matting down," the staff member said, referencing work done at Leeris Park.
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