Enjoying New Playground
Herald photo by Lynn Hotaling
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New playground equipment at Jackson County Recreation Park was a hit
with area children who played nonstop Saturday despite fall's first cold snap.
Purchased with funds from a $438,000 grant from the state's Recreation
Trust fund, the playground is the newest addition to the county recreation
department's Speedwell facility.
Other grant money will be used toward a 2-mile walking/jogging trail around
both the park and adjacent Cullowhee Valley School, 11 picnic shelters,
basketball courts, tennis courts, another play area, a fishing area and a pavilion.
Also on the horizon for the county park is a gymnasium/multipurpose building
to be funded through county commissioners' capital improvement plan. The
Cullowhee park currently has soccer and softball fields as well as a
concession/restroom building.
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