Oceano Memorial Park Playground Will Soon Get A Long Deserved Face Lift
OCEANO, Calif. (KEYT) - Long-awaited improvements are coming to the playground at Oceano Memorial Park.
A brief groundbreaking was held this morning during a break in the rain.
City and county leaders were joined in cold wind by representatives of ‘Play And Park Structures,' the company doing the work.
“This is the only park in Oceano,” says SLO County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding. “So this is a really, really important, park for the community.”
The playground equipment has lots of wear and tear and the area is notorious for flooding.
“Families can't use the park, for weeks on end after that,” says Paulding. “And it's actually a hazard.”
And, there are A.D.A. accessibility issues.
“The funding came from advocacy at the board level,” says Paulding. “And then our public works department making this a key priority within their facility condition assessment process, which helps identify facilities that really need repair or replacement throughout the county. And this one rose to the top.”
Improvements include new equipment, smoother entrance ramps, and a path to the basketball court, all with better A.D.A. access.
Public works officials say the overall cost of the project is about $770,000.
“I know that folks here have been asking, ‘When is the park going to be done?’” says Paulding.
Construction will begin once the current storm systems have passed, and it's expected to be finished for the playground to reopen in May.
“This is a heavily utilized park,” says Paulding. “And so it will be utilized, by the community, all throughout the year.”
The playground will remain closed from this point until construction is completed.
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