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Century Public Hearing To Discuss New Playground For Showalter Park
September 3, 2013
The Town of Century will hold a public hearing next Monday to consider a recommendation from the Century Recreaton Advisory Committee to submit a grant application to renovate the existing playground area at Showalter Park.
The town is submitting two grant applications to the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program. FRDAP is a competitive program which provides grants to local governments for outdoor recreational projects. The grants are administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
A public hearing was previously held August 19 on a $125,000 grant application for a splash pad at the Anthony Pleasant Sportsplex.
The public hearing next Monday will be for a grant application for $50,000 to replace playground equipment at Showalter Park. The current equipment is in poor repair and is not designed for disabled users. If the grant is awarded for the playground equipment, no matching local funds will be required.
The public hearing will be held Monday, September 9 at 7:10 p.m. during a regular meeting of the Century Town Council. The hearing and the meeting are open to the public.
Grant applications are due September 30. The 2014-2015 FRDAP grants are contingent upon approval of an annual appropriation by the Florida Legislature.
Pictured top: A conceptual drawing showing a potential splash pad at the Anthony Pleasant Sportsplex in Century. Courtesy graphic for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Century Public Hearing To Discuss New Playground For Showalter Park”
Sounds like a happy place.
Kathy.
Multiple towns around here have similar play areas. My kids go all the time. It’s cheap entertainment for parents, and keeps kids up moving instead of veggied out in front a tv. Bay Minette and Brewton both have a splash pad, and I have been countless times and never seen a child get hurt, nor had mine get sick from the “germs”. Germs are everywhere, and worrying abut them in an area that is constantly washed away by flowing water seems quite silly.
My grand kids would love it. Its a great idea.
I’am sure that it would be taken over, and alot of kids would not get to enjoy it. Think about Germs and etc. it would be nice but I Don’t think it would be a good idea. That money could be used for others things to help people.we have alot of Housing problems that did not get addressed. .Put the money in fixing up our town and Don’t worry about something where kids can and will get hurt. Just Saying
I left the tri-city area in 96. The few times i have returned “home” aside from the sandwich deli there is nothing in Century worth seeing or doing. At this point any improvements or additions to this withering community would appreciated I’m sure.