Park Commission Backs $4M Tucker Playground

Other Committee · Meeting of June 18, 2026

Milton Parks and Recreation Commission voted to support a $4 million Tucker Elementary playground overhaul with a Community Preservation Committee letter. Tucker PTO representatives said the playground, unchanged in over 20 years, has caused repeated injuries: "We've had kids in the emergency room." The group has raised about $530,000 toward the $4 million goal, including $110,000 from the school's soccer community, and is seeking $300,000 more in CPC funds. Commissioners also heard a pitch from Inclusion Sports, an adaptive youth-sports provider charging $200 to $220 per family for eight-week programs, and spent much of the meeting on the decade-old Lower Gile Field turf project, which remains tied up in a state appeal with a consultant estimating "this project has been happening for 10 years." A related Flatley Field turf option is complicated by conservation deed restrictions barring excavation and lighting.

In the full story:

• Minutes Approval and Public Comment
• Inclusion Sports Presentation
• Tucker Elementary School Playground Renovation
• Lower Gile Turf Field and Flatley Field Master Plan
• Pilot Payment in Lieu of Taxes Committee Appointment
• CPC Project Updates
• Manager's Report
• New Business
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,711 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of June 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.