Get updated on the current status of the Field/Playground initiative at Allenby, including the TDSB’s plan to pay for and install artificial turf on our field in Summer 2016!
Come out to learn/discuss more about our options: a) to possibly move up the installation date of the artificial turf, b) to improve other areas of our outdoor playspaces beyond the field.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, January 16, from 7-9pm in the Allenby Library. Childcare is available for children 3+ years with an RSVP to Andrea Brodey at brodeya@yahoo.com by Monday, January 13.
Recent Field/Playground updates were presented during the December APA meeting. More will be presented and discussed at the meeting.
Highlights include:
- TDSB plans to pay for and install artificial turf at Allenby in the summer of 2016.
- Additional funding for Field/Playground improvements may also be available from the City of Toronto and community agencies.
- APA Parent Survey 2012/13 results confirm that the Allenby community is very dissatisfied with the current field and playground, and wants to prioritize the spending of APA dollars on related improvements.
- A master plan by a TDSB-approved landscape architect is required if a multi-phase Field/Playground initiative is to be pursued.
- TDSB will assist with funding the design aspect of the master plan, but solely for the artificial turf component; APA would be required to nd the design aspect of the remaining playground enhancements (e.g. track, multisport court, greening, shaded areas, seating, basketball nets, playscape improvements etc.)
- a motion was tabled at the December APA meeting (to be voted on at the January APA meeting) to spend up to $6000 on landscape architect comprehensive planning and design services in order for this initiative to move forward.
- Come out to the Field/Playground meeting to discuss our options. Hope to see you there.