Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville celebrates new children’s playground, other upgrades
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HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Hanover County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday afternoon to celebrate a new series of updates at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville — including a new children's playground.
The ceremony on Friday, Oct. 24, came after the playground underwent its first major renovation in 18 years, according to a release. Hanover County took feedback from more than 1,800 residents and incorporated it into the new design.
According to Hanover County Parks and Recreation, demolition work for the previous playground started on July 15.
The new children's playground now has educational signage that helps visitors learn about the history of Pole Green Park, officials said.
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Other features at the playground include:
- Poured-in-place rubber surfacing
- Ramps
- Outdoor musical instruments and tactile activity panels
- A wheelchair-friendly merry-go-round spinner
- A "Swing Along" that lets parents and toddlers swing face-to-face
- An enclosed 8-foot-high sky tower
- A nearly 8-foot-wide slide for multiple riders
(Courtesy of Hanover County)
(Courtesy of Hanover County)
(Courtesy of Hanover County)
(Courtesy of Hanover County)
(Courtesy of Hanover County)
Pole Green Park also saw improvements throughout the area:
- Lighting for pickleball courts
- New fencing and bleachers at athletic fields
- New football goal posts and scoreboards
- New crosswalks, benches and trash receptacles
- Paving in more than 251,000 square feet of its parking lots
