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you could use this Covid funding for – where before it was strict on what you could and couldn’t do, now there is a lot of room. This playground actually fell up under the guidelines of using the money for social distancing,” Ledford explained.

He shared that some projects he and the City Council are hopeful to complete within the park are the creation of another covered pavilion and the resurfacing of the park’s walking track. “We are looking at all of our options and working together to see what can be done,” Ledford added.

In total, Ledford said the City has around five times the amount of funding it took to purchase the new playground equipment. “A lot more is to be expected,” he concluded. “We already have a good park – other people we talk to often tell us that they drove from other cities to the park because it is quiet and enjoyable. We just want to continue to make it better.”