The City of Greenbelt is installing a new playground behind the Community Center, replacing the old playground that has stood nearby since 1990. The new playground, just down the hill from the old location, features a large structure with climbing walls and slides as well as a small, detached playhouse and a neighboring swing set. It is still under construction, and likely will not be open to the public until July or August, according to Assistant Director of Parks Brian Townsend.
In recent years, the city has implemented a program to replace and update playgrounds in Greenbelt. This is the 12th playground updated since 2006, but just three of the prior 11 were city-owned like the Community Center one. “There are over 30 playgrounds throughout the city that the city is responsible for, and we’re always assessing the condition of those playgrounds,” said Assistant City Manager David Moran. “We try to update one or two playgrounds a year, as resources allowed. We don’t always succeed, there are some times when for budgetary reasons we are unable to do that.”
Read more of this story in the June 7 News Review.