Playground Update

Mad props to everyone who took the time to sign the Hearst Playground petition. The petition requests full funding for Phase II of the playground renovation, which would provide two separate age-appropriate playlots and extra amenities in keeping with the wishes of parents and community members. We have gathered more than 200 signatures to date and may be approaching 300 soon.

There has been lots of personnel change at DPR, but finally the agency has made progress on engineering evaluations for Phase II. A meeting is tentatively set for Wednesday, December 14 at 7 pm in the "Little House" (the recreation center) on the grounds of the playground. DPR will meet with the Working Group to go over the plan's progress and hopefully to resolve obstacles to completion.

If you wish to attend or observe, contact Lisa Schamess at lisaschamess@yahoo.com or Dean Nielsen at dnielsen@worldbank.org.