[Summit] lots o' tots

[anna highsmith]

How about something along the lines of Friends of Brown St Park? Then the
group could decide on policies and priorities.

About rubber mulch, it can be pretty smelly and off-gas some pretty gnarly
stuff (especially as it breaks down in the sun). I know the city
playgrounds of Madison, WI are having to go back to natural woodchips at
great expense after figuring out that the rubber mulch they had been using
was a stinky pile of toxins.

Anna
Colonial Rd

On Monday, September 24, 2012, Frank Pari wrote:

> So, does it make sense to put someone or a few someones in charge of
> overseeing the Tot Lot?
>
> Also, here's a link to that rubber mulch I was talking about.  It comes in
> color!
>
> http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kidwise-Recycled-Rubber-Mulch/20434025
>
> Regards,
> Frank M. Pari
> IT Professional
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>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:06 PM, anna highsmith <anna at occupant.org<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'anna at occupant.org');>
> > wrote:
>
>> My four year old and her friends have played mechanic, pizza shop,
>> restaurant, jungle, birds' nest, hot lava, and hospital in the plastic
>> 'houses.' And that's just the ones I've heard about. I don't think you need
>> to worry about the plastic toys stunting their capacity for imaginative
>> play.
>>
>> I do agree that we should somehow limit the sheer mass of plastic stuff,
>> which seems to increase every month.
>>
>> Anna
>> Colonial Rd
>>
>>
>> On Monday, September 24, 2012, wrote:
>>
>>> The issue at the park is not with respect to safety. The issue is the
>>> sheer volume of large plastic structures that are being dumped there. The
>>> park is way too small to accommodate this level of junk.  On a somewhat
>>> related matter, these structures and broken vehicles leave very little to
>>> the imagination. Seems that role playing and improvising would flourish
>>> more is a more organic state than amid these large pre-fabbed  commercial
>>> products.
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