Interested residents are invited to come to Vienna Town Hall on July 6th at 6pm to continue discussing how to spend the $244,000 grant the Town received through the Community Parks and Playgrounds Program to revamp the town’s entrance park at 403 Race Street. The plan is to remove the fountain and create space for a playground, the Farmer’s Market, a pavilion, and a war memorial. But other ideas are welcome! Here’s a rendering of the Entrance Park.
Visit Cunningham Recreation to get ideas for playground design and equipment. A note: if we can select equipment where children’s feet do not leave the ground, significant cost savings can be achieved by avoiding costly surface materials.
Examples of ground‑level equipment
Here’s a hand-out, including some examples and pricing.
| Sensory & Activity Play Maze panels Tic‑tac‑toe panels Gear panels Communication panels Music elements (drums, chimes, xylophones) | Physical Play Crawl tunnels Low nature play (logs, stumps flush to grade) Balance pods under 12 inches Low spring riders (manufacturer‑dependent) |
| Imaginative Play Storefront panels Playhouses without elevated decks Talk tubes | Inclusive Play Ground‑level spinners with no platform Collaborative sensory stations ADA‑accessible activity panels |
Entrance Park Video
Below is a video of the park taken during the group’s visit on June 30th. There are more photos in a previous blog post.
Ideas for Fountain
Demographics
Of the town’s population of 270 in the 2020 Census, 64 (24%) were below age 18.
Here’s the breakdown:
- Under 5: 17 children (6.3%)
- 5–9: 9 children (3.3%)
- 10–14: 22 children (8.1%)
- 15–19: 16 youth (5.9%)