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Century: New Showalter Park Playground On The Way, Plans For Splash Pad
October 20, 2014
Century -Heart and Soul: This is the first is a two-week series on NorthEscambia.com featuring Century.
The Town of Century is set to order a new playground for Showalter Park using a $50,000 state grant, and the town will apply for another grant to add a splash pad.
Century received the $50,000 from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program. Tonight, the town council is expected to approve the playground purchase from bidder J.A. Dawson & Co., as recommended by the Century Recreation Committee.
The labor to demolish the existing playground and install the new equipment will be provided by the town, saving grant dollars and allowing for the purchase of more equipment.
The town is also applying for a Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program grant to install a splash pad at Showalter Park.
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.
Pictured top: An artist’s rendering of new Showalter Park Playground. Pictured inset and below: Some of the current wooden playground equipment at Showalter Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Century: New Showalter Park Playground On The Way, Plans For Splash Pad”
I hope the town of century can put in a swing for special needs kids becuse there is one around century for special needs kids to play on .. yes it good we are getting new playground for all kids to play on ..
I hope this will be a great place for the children to come and play, We need this for our town. We need something also for the teenagers to do and look forward to on the weekends. I love living here and hope we do see progress on new businesses here. My neighbors and I on Front St look out for each other and we help when we can.