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Cypress Hollow Park redesign prompts calls for more changes

Parents told the Tiburon Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission on Aug. 24 that the proposed Cypress Hollow Park play structures don't look fun. The commission asked for changes.

Francisco Martinez
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ · 1 min read

Neighbors and parents unhappy with the latest redesign of Cypress Hollow Park have prompted the parks commission to seek another round of changes, including different play structures and a ramp instead of stairs.

The Parks, Open Space & Trails Commission at its Aug. 24 meeting directed Santa Rosa-based Carlile Macy to take another pass on the 60%-complete designs it presented for the park. Those designs carried an estimated construction cost of $2.09 million. That direction came after several parents expressed disappointment with the play structures proposed, one of them saying the design “doesn’t look fun at all.”

Residents also criticized a proposed sidewalk around the park and the steps connecting the park’s upper and lower play areas, calling them a potential safety hazard.

Briana Morrison, associate principal and landscape architect with Carlile Macy, said the consultant would heed the feedback.

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A version of this story appeared in the Sept. 9, 2026, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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