The City of College Park announced today that construction of their new Community Splash Pad has begun, and an official groundbreaking ceremony will take place on August 30th at 10 A.M. The 2,400 square foot splash pad will be located at the Charles Phillips Park, 4400 Herschel Road, just south of Riverdale Road. The pad will be situated in the upper field of the park, inside the walking path and wooded area. Construction is slated to take three months with a completion date in October.
Ward 4 Councilmember Roderick Gay, the representative of the ward where the splash pad will be located, commented that he believes the splash pad will be “an attraction to both residents and visitors throughout Fulton County.” The City hopes the splashpad will offer residents an accessible place to cool-down in the increasingly hot Georgia summers, as well as “encourage residents to be better environmental stewards, increase physical activity and support healthier habits.”
The City also plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a yet to be determined date, where expected attendees will including the City of College Park Mayor Bianca Broom, the Ward 4 City Councilmember Roderick D. Gay, other members of City Council and the City of College Park Recreation Department. A grand opening ceremony will also be held when the pad is opened to the public.
The splash pad is being constructed with funding from a $565,000 Fulton County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administered by Fulton County Government. The CDBG program is a federally funded program administer by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that provides funding for community development projects in low to moderate-income communities.
The splash pad would be the 12th such public splash pad and spray ground in Atlanta, with others including the East Roswell Spray Ground, D.H. Stanton Sprayground, Alpharetta City Center Fountain, Historic Fourth Ward Park Splash, Duluth Town Green Fountain, Pad Lillian Webb Park Splash, and the Perkerson Park Splash Pad. Splash pads have become increasingly common alternative to traditional public swimming pools due to their lower operational and maintenance costs and high popularity with the public. With summer temperatures on the rise, cities are finding that equitable access to water recreation is an important asset in their recreational portfolio.
Correction: a previous version of this article incorrectly stated the groundbreaking would be held on August 20th. The event will in fact be held on August 30th.
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That bridge looks like it was designed by an engineer for the GA DOT.
Where’s Charles Vaux when you need him?
*Calvert Vaux, not Charles Vaux. My apologies.