The Compo Playground Won't Be "Swinging" For A While

The swings at the newly renovated Compo Playground have been sidelined due to some issues found during an inspection.

Photo By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com

The new and very well-received Compo Beach Playground which was built with the collaboration of construction firm Play By Design and hundreds of volunteers, organized by The 2025 Compo Beach Playground Project group and supported by the Westport Rotary and Westport Young Women's League.

The official opening was on Saturday, May 24 (see Westport Local Press Playground Opening Day) and on Tuesday, July 22 the playground was closed for the day for inspection, part of a 3rd party compliance audit. The result of that inspection determined that there were issues with the swings.

WestportLocalPress reached out to Parks & Rec for an update on the situation. Their Nicholas Quatrano gave us this statement: "I chose to hire a third party to perform a safety inspection of the entire playground after receiving a report of a hardware failure on a swing seat. The failure, caused by an improperly tightened bolt, gave reason to perform an independent inspection of the entire playground out of an abundance of caution. The results of the inspection revealed some issues with the remaining hardware on the swings. The report recommends the swings be closed until the findings are rectified.  Parks and Rec closed the swings immediately upon receiving the report on July 25th.”

Quatrano added, “Parks and Recreation is working with the firm that oversaw the renovation (Play By Design) to resolve the safety issues. Until then, the swings will remain closed."

We know we all hope repairs will be completed soon and Compo kids can swing again.