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ARTICLE 10 (d) Project: Playground Enhancements - Pour -in -Place Surfaces at Harrington Elementary School CPA Category: Recreational Resources Amount Requested: $ 150,000 Amount Recommended: $ 150,000 CPC Vote: (8-0) Project Description: This FY22 request will fund the safety surfacing replacement at the Harrington Elementary School playground with Pour in Place (PIP) safety surfacing. Currently the school has a playground that uses engineered wood fiber for safety surfacing. Engineered wood fiber is not stable and is regularly washed out or kicked out while using the playground equipment. When this occurs, the impact -absorbent surfacing requirement of 12 inches is no longer being met. PIP safety surfacing is a rubber/urethane product that drains extremely well and aides in melting snow. The PIP safety surface will remain at the minimum required safety depth of 12 inches since the product material does not get washed out or kicked out with use. Project Goals and Objectives: • Update and replace current safety surfacing with new, modern PIP safety surfacing; • Increase safety and usability of the playground year round; • Maintain the impact -absorbent surfacing safety requirement depth of 12 inches; and • Prolong the duration of the playground's usability. Project Benefit: If existing safety surfacing materials are left in place, the playground will continue to require an annual supplement of wood fiber, raking over the holes and general clean up from the walk off by users. PIP safety surfacing requires little to no annual maintenance and has a use expectancy of 15 years. Funding Request: $150,000 is requested in FY22. Subsequent requests are anticipated in FY23 - FY25 for similar upgrades to the safety surfacing at the Estabrook, Fiske and Bowman playgrounds. 11