Palmer Park has a brand-new splash park thanks to the Lear Corporation.
Lear has made a commitment to make improvements to various city parks. Alicia Minter, Director of the City of Detroit Parks and Recreation Department, recommended Palmer Park as a good site for a splash park because it is an active "adopted" park (managed by the nonprofit group
People for Palmer Park). This is the second splash park Lear has built in a Detroit park.
The splash park is on the site of the former pool. It is motion-activated and will be on from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer (hours will change based on the weather). The structure is made entirely of rubber and because it is all water jets there is no accumulation of water and thus no risk of anyone drowning. Because it is motion-activated, it doesn't require constant staff oversight like a pool would. The city will also build a playscape right next to the splash park, making this a great recreation area for kids. (If all goes to plan, construction on the playscape will start this fall.)
The splash park required a new pump station, which is being turned into a community art project with a mural painted by area kids. Lear also wants to work on the pool house to restore it as a community center.
People for Palmer Park plan to have a grand opening for the new splash park on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2-5 p.m..
Source: Rochelle Lento, attorney, representative for People for Palmer Park
Writer: Nicole Rupersburg
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