The new playground at Lilburn City Park will officially open on Saturday, April 13, the city announced.
Lilburn City Council approved the new playground in February 2018, and construction has been underway since the fall of that year. Now complete and ready for playtime, the space has a color scheme reflecting the city’s logo, which includes red, green, blue and yellow.
The city will celebrate with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, after which, kids are encouraged to explore the new playground.
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The equipment includes “linear arches, webbing, interactive panels, and climbers” intended to encourage creative thinking for children, as there are no clearly marked entrances, exits or routes, according to a city press release. There is also new padded artificial grass with multiple ground-level activities for increased accessibility, the city said.
The city chose equipment based on a 2015 city survey in which residents said they wanted features including a toddler area. The playground has designated spaces for kids aged 2 to 5 and those aged 6 and older. Each set of equipment is designed with its intended age groups’ developmental abilities in mind, according to a city release.
The playground project is funded with $162,000 from the city’s 2017-2023 SPLOST.
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