Timeline & Updates

Community Updates

Two new ways to support the playground project launched this month:
Join us for a night of FUNdraising at the Tucker Spring Fling on May 30th!
Leave a lasting mark with a commemorative brick
On Wednesday, April 29th, from pickup-6:00pm, join us for an interactive community event to learn more about the playground project, share ideas and help shape what comes next.
Tucker playground survey created for community feedback. Take the survey here.
We’re excited to share that we have officially signed a contract with Kyle Zick Landscape Architects (KZLA), an award-winning firm known for designing safe, creative, and inclusive play spaces. Learn more at https://www.kylezick.com/about.
- Interviews with landscape architect firms in progress
- Milton’s community preservation committee recommended grant request for $102,000 to cover Landscape Architectural and Engineering Services- pending Town Meeting approval in May 2026
- Sen. Driscoll, Rep Wells and Rep Fluker-Reid agreed to earmark $100,000 in FY27 budget for Tucker’s playground
Milton’s Community Preservation Committee grant submitted to cover $102,000 in design and engineering costs.
- Tucker mural project unveiled — thank you to Lee Beard and our student artists! This was grant funded by NEFA, Mass cultural counsel and Milton cultural counsel
- Site survey completed by Morse Engineering and funded by PTO

Playground Committee formed (parents, school, and MPS leadership)
Public mural project launched and installed in partnership with artist Lee Beard, students and staff
Site survey completed (funded by the PTO)