Another Delaware County community opens a splash pad

ALBANY, Ind. — Simply in time for summer time warmth, Albany has added a brand new park and splash pad.

The city is the most recent local people so as to add one of many in style water options, this one at a former ball diamond became a brand new greenspace named Wildcat Park, after the mascot of the previous Albany Excessive Faculty.

The splash pad started operations for its first summer time season over the Memorial Day weekend — and had a trial run of kinds for close by Albany Elementary Faculty’s subject day — however may have an official ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, in response to Albany City Council President Steve Corridor.

City council had approached Delaware Group Colleges officers about the opportunity of leasing the property at 915 W. Walnut St., simply south of the Dairy Dream, to show it right into a park. As a substitute, the college system deeded the two.9 acres of property to the city for that objective, Corridor mentioned.

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Section 1 of the park undertaking on the north finish, together with the splash pad, restrooms and a number of other picnic tables with umbrellas, was put in final 12 months, however wasn’t completed till September, too late to open the splash pad that season, Corridor mentioned. Now the city is in search of a design for the second section the south finish of the park, the place officers plan so as to add a stage and presumably a pickle ball courtroom.

Different native communities, together with Daleville, Yorktown and Muncie, have put in splash pads lately. Corridor mentioned a research by Ball State College had advisable the city add extra greenspace, and officers wished so as to add points of interest for households.

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The undertaking was funded by a mix of donations, sponsorships, EDIT funds and city park funds. Admission to the splash pad is free, however donations are accepted, both in a donation bucket on the park or by mail to the City of Albany.

“The entire park is devoted to our first responders and front-line staff,” Corridor mentioned, noting the splash pad features a “fireplace hydrant” and arches honoring firefighters, police and emergency medical staff; the highway by the park is known as Heroes Lane.

Common hours for the splash pad are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Wildcat Park features a concession stand operated by the neighboring Dairy Dream ice cream stand, and has easy accessibility to the general public playground at Albany Elementary, Corridor famous. With Ind. 67 working alongside on Walnut Avenue, the park is fenced in for security, he added.

Parking is obtainable off the highway by the park, and close to an adjoining ball diamond as effectively.

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