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Construction has begun on that splash pad in Cobb

This rendering shows what the splash pad at Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw will look like once it's completed.

Credit: City of Kennesaw

Credit: City of Kennesaw

This rendering shows what the splash pad at Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw will look like once it's completed.
By Ben Brasch
March 10, 2017

Starting Friday, the race to beat the summer heat in Kennesaw is underway.

That’s when several city officials, including Mayor Derek Easterling, broke ground on the site of what will be a splash pad at Swift-Cantrell Park in June, according to the city.

Lee Johnson, chair of the Swift-Cantrell Park Foundation Board, gave the city a check for $40,000 during the event.

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The project was estimated to have a price tag of $425,000 in all. It is being funded by the 2016 SPLOST, or Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. It was announced in February 2017.

The 42-acre park, 3140 Old 41 Highway NW, is Kennesaw's largest.

A look at the groundbreaking ceremony of the splash pad at Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw.

Credit: City of Kennesaw

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Credit: City of Kennesaw

The 3,200-foot splash pad gives aquatic fun without lots of standing water. The showers and nozzles are controlled by a motion sensor and a rubberized surface will be installed to minimize scrapes.

Kids and parents can expect a fountain spray, ground geyser, jet stream and a “magic mist,” the city said.

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Ben Brasch is the reporter tasked with keeping Fulton County government accountable. The Florida native moved to Atlanta for a job with The AJC. If there's something important to you going on in Fulton, he wants to know about it. Help him better metro Atlanta by dropping a line, anonymously or otherwise.

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