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NEW WATER AMENITY FOR PLANZ PARK

Following the successful opening of the water spray playground at Wayside Park last summer, the City of Bakersfield introduced the second wet play facility at Planz Park. Mayor Harvey L. Hall, Councilmember Zack Scrivner, City officials, and neighborhood residents the grand opening of the newly constructed Planz Spray Playground on Thursday, May 26th.

The new Planz park wet playground is located at 1601 Planz Road, just east of South H Street, adjacent to the children’s playground. A 1,900 square foot concrete pad surrounds the wet play features and two new light standards were erected to allow for evening use. Above ground features include the “Bucket Trio” that will have kids guessing which bucket will dump water on them. There is also the “Umbrella”, providing a refreshing curtain of water, and three “Spray Cannons” that will soak anybody within a 30’ radius. Ground level features include a “Water Tunnel”, “Rooster Tails”, “Donut”, and “Ground Gusher”, all of which will envelop kids in a cool mist of fun.

The best part about the Planz Spray Park – it’s free! There will be no user fee to experience the new water playground, which will be in operation during regular park hours from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days a week. The facility will be open through September, depending on seasonal weather conditions.

Construction of the new spray park was made possible through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds.

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