LEEDS, Ala. (TRIBUNE) – City officials and members of the Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce joined families and local business owners in cutting the ribbon at the newly upgraded playground at Leeds Memorial Park on Nov. 4.
According to Nathan Prewett of The Trussville Tribune, the project to replace the outdated equipment kicked off in September and cost approximately $750,000. Children present at the grand opening reportedly began having fun on the new implements immediately after the ribbon cutting.
“The playground and the park is one of the jewels of the city, gets a lot of use and we really love having it,” said Mayor David Miller. “Our old playground was ‘long of tooth,’ not ADA compliant, we had shavings and stuff that we had put down, NOW, we are state of the art!”
“This is as good as it is anywhere and I think the kids are going to love it. Not only do we have new surface for them to bounce on, we’ve got all new facilities as far as the features go and this is going to be a wonderful thing for our city going forward!”
The park is located at 1159 Montevallo Road. Additionally, it includes a walking tract, pavilion and a Blue Cross Blue Shield outdoor fitness center, all of which is free to the public.