Escambia County celebrated the reopening of Perdido Kids Park with a ribbon cutting event today, Sept. 3, highlighting significant improvements and exciting new recreational amenities in District 2.
Escambia County District 2 Commissioner Mike Kohler welcomed attendees and kicked off the ribbon cutting ceremony, joined by County Administrator Wes Moreno, Parks and Recreation Director Michael Rhodes, along with representatives from Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon, elected officials, local leaders and community members.
"I’m excited to reopen Perdido Kids Park and celebrate the completion of significant improvements to the park," Commissioner Kohler said. "This park is incredibly important to District 2 and the surrounding community, and I'd like to express my sincere thanks to our county staff and community partners who helped complete these upgrades. I look forward to seeing our residents and visitors enjoy all Perdido Kids Park has to offer for years to come."
Improvements to Perdido Kids Park include new durable playground equipment, new ADA accessible amenities, new fencing and more. In addition to retaining the original children’s handprint wall, climbing trees, and airplane rocker toys, the project also kept the existing swings and picnic table pavilion.
Perdido Kids Park is located at 10004 Gulf Beach Highway and is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
For a full list of parks and community centers in Escambia County, visit MyEscambia.com/parks.
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