Parks and rec asks residents to vote on designs for new Federal Hill Green playground before end of August

Option 1 of the designs for Upgrade Your Play at Federal Hill Green includes a spinner bowl and a rocking hammock. | BPRYCS

Posted By: David Fortier August 2, 2024

Voting on designs for a new Federal Hill playground began Thursday, Aug. 1 and will continue through Thursday, Aug. 29 at 5:30 p.m. on the Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services (BPRYCS) Upgrade Your Play website here.

“Community members and residents cast over 1,500 votes when asked to vote for their favorite playground design for Seymour Park,” said BPRYCS community engagement coordinator Erica Benoit in the release announcing the vote.

“We’re hoping to continue that momentum and engagement into the selection process for Federal Hill Green’s new playground.”

Community members are able to vote between two proposed playground designs, however both of the proposed playground designs serve children ages 5 to 12 and include elevated and ground level accessible play elements, slides and climbing elements. For details, consult the website by clicking here.

Option 2 includes a wall climber and climbing wall. | BPRYCS


“Selecting the new playground design at Federal Hill is the next step in the department’s ongoing Upgrade Your Play campaign, which launched in 2022,” said BPRYCS superintendent, Dr. Joshua Medeiros.

The campaign aims to understand community needs and solicit feedback in order to deliver high quality facilities to Bristol residents.

“The most recent project to be completed as part of the Upgrade Your Play campaign was the installation of the new castle and ship playground at Seymour Park, which opened earlier this summer,” Medeiros added.

Funding for the playground was adopted in the new fiscal year budget by the City Council and Board of Finance and is allocated from the Local Capital Improvement Program (LOCIP) fund.

For comments or questions related to the campaign, please contact Erica Benoit, Community Engagement Coordinator at ericabenoit@bristolct.gov or (860) 584 – 6160.

All TBE readers, supporters and donors                

The Bristol Edition will be limiting the number of stories non-members and free readers may access each week. This decision is based on our financial projections and, most certainly, to remind people that TBE is serious about providing accurate, timely and thorough reporting for Bristol. To do this we have devised a financial support structure that makes unlimited access extremely affordable, beginning with a $6 monthly donation.                

  • Non-members will be able to access four (4) articles per week.                
  • Free readers and people who have subscribed by email will be able to access four (4) articles per week.                
  • Donors and financial supporters will have unlimited access as long as they log in.                

Note: Donors may have to contact TBE if they find they are being limited, since we will need to set up a membership account for you. Email editor@bristoledition.org for instructions. Sorry for any inconvenience. People with financial difficulties may write editor@bristoledition.org to be considered for free access.