Town Closing off Playground Parking Lot

New playground entrance is separated from the park by a lagoon. (Wave photo)

CAPE CHARLES WAVE

January 4, 2013

Town of Cape Charles maintenance workers yesterday removed a section of fence around the “Cape Kids” playground at the park and installed the archway that has been leaning against the adjoining school building since September.

The wood outline of a locomotive now faces the inside of the park. Reportedly, a new woodcut  locomotive will be attached to the outside of the arch as well.

As can be seen in the photo above, the new entrance lies on the other side of one of the park’s holding ponds.

The former entrance led to the playground parking lot where the heavy equipment can be seen. The Town sold that lot December 21 to a developer for $10, along with the school and the basketball court.

According to the terms of sale, the Town is required to close the former parking lot entrance to the playground within 14 days of the sale, which is today (Friday).

Parking for the playground will now be on-street only.

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A storage shed located between the playground and the basketball court was supposed to have been removed by the Town before the December 21 closing. As of yesterday the shed was still there.

The first action the Town took after closing was to remove the basketball backboards and hoops to keep anyone from using the court.

The basketball court belongs to Echelon Resources, Inc., and the sales contract says nothing about using Town resources to dismantle the court.

Town officials have yet to say when, or if, a new basketball court will be built.

 

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One Response to “Town Closing off Playground Parking Lot”

  1. Deborah Bender on January 4th, 2013 10:11 am

    I am so glad to see that the new entrance to the playground will be on the other side of a “moat” in the park. I know — maybe the town could offer swimming lessons so that the children can get to the new entrance without drowning . . .