Enon gets $18,000 for playground upgrades
Equipment ready in time for summer. Grants cover costs; volunteers donate time and effort.
T he village ofEnon has se ve ral ne w pie c e s ofplayground e quipme nt at two ofits parks afte r re c e iving an ove r $18,40 0 grant.
T he village purc hase d e ight pie c e s ofe quipme nt that have b e e n installe d just in time for the summe r se ason.
Enon Park’s e quipme nt was paid for b y a Nature W orks Park Grant ofab out $13,90 0 , V illage A dministrator Be n R oss said.A Land and W ate r Conse rvation Grant ofab out $4,50 0 c ove re d the improve - me nts at Galloway Park.
Enon Park re c e ive d se ve ral pie c e s, inc luding a roc king c hipmunk ride , spinning toys, a c limb - ing dome and a me rrygo-round.Galloway Park re c e ive d a c ustom play struc ture b uilt to c limb on with a slide on one side and a se e saw.
T he installation ofthe e quipme nt was pe rforme d b y some village e mploye e s who donate d the ir time to he lp on a S aturday, along side volunte e rs from S pe e dway and Enon U nite d M e thodist Churc h.
T he parks also have she lte rs that c an b e re - se rve d for group gathe rings for a fe e .Enon Park has two she lte rs.T he c omb ine d ave rage use ofthose two she lte rs is 50 groups pe r ye ar, R oss said, while Galloway’s she lte r is use d b y an ave rage of2 0 groups annually.Pe rmits to re - se rve the she lte rs c an b e ob taine d at the Enon village offic e s.
T he parks draw visitors from outside ofthe village .Brittany Fugate live s on the we st side ofS pringfie ld and fre que ntly trave ls to Enon Park.
“M y family love s c oming he re ,” she said.