What Happened to the Playground at Kent Park?

This six-unit Flying Pony fiberglass swingset and the Miracle Dome Whirl merry-go-round were recently removed from Kent Park's Hickory Hill Picnic Area. A merry-go-round at Scott Church was also removed.   Photo by Harry Grave

On April 30, the playground equipment at Hickory Hill Picnic Area at F.W. Kent Park, a Hickory Hill Picni c Area at F.W. Kent Park, and some at Scott Church Park, had to be dismantled.

The JCCB removed the playground because the equipment did not meet the guidelines of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety. It had been used by several generations in the 30 years it has been in the park, but it was time for it to be replaced to make the park a safer place.

The Conservation Board will be seeking grant funds to replace the equipment but that takes considerable time. If you or your organization would want to help with the purchase of new playground equipment, contact JCCB Director Harry Graves, F.W. Kent Park Operations Center, 2048 Highway6 NW, Oxford, Iowa 52322, or call 319-645-2315.