The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 6 to approve a $311,000 expenditure to build a “special needs” playground/park on the old Rappahannock Central Elementary School property at Cooks Corner near the current basketball/pickleball court, skateboard park and Middlesex Pet Friends for Life Dog Park.
Part of the funding is coming from a $69,347 grant from Christine Thelma Taylor in honor of her son, Horace (Buddy) Lee Taylor Jr., with the request that the playground be inclusive for users with special needs. Tentatively, it is being called “Buddy Park,” in honor of Buddy Taylor, although county officials may give it a different official name later.
What are some of the features of a “special needs” park like Buddy Park?
