Hamburg Village Wood Park

All ideas will be on the table at the next meeting of the community group planning a new playground in Hamburg.

Members will discuss the pros and cons of the playground and the site around it, as well as the constraints of the existing site between Prospect and Highland avenues, and the target age of users.

The existing 25-year-old playground, which is nearing the end of its natural life, was designed and built with community input, but it would cost too much to renovate it.

The group also will talk about how it will include children in planning for the new playground, such as getting ideas from them and having them vote by placing dots next to the features they like.

Widely known for its intricate man-made watercourse (wetlands) and its trees, the bulk of Brooklyn’s remaining indigenous forest, the park is a highly functional green space. Contained within its 526 acres are a zoo, the first urban-area Audubon Center in the nation, an ice rink, a band shell, a carousel, and dozens of athletic and recreational facilities.