{"id":8380,"date":"2020-02-21T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=8380"},"modified":"2020-02-21T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:32:01","slug":"mlk-jr-park-groundbreaking-ceremony-is-february-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/mlk-jr-park-groundbreaking-ceremony-is-february-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"MLK Jr. Park Groundbreaking Ceremony is February 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/mlk-playground-1024x585.png\" alt=\"Artist rendering of new playground at Martin Luther King Jr. Park\" class=\"wp-image-8385\" width=\"591\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/mlk-playground-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/mlk-playground-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/mlk-playground-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/mlk-playground.png 1493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption>Artist&#8217;s rendering of new playground equipment at Martin Luther King Jr. Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A groundbreaking ceremony at 2:00\npm on Thursday, February 27th will mark more than $160,000 in improvements to\nthe City of Yakima\u2019s Martin Luther King Jr. Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Improvements include playground\nequipment, a 576 square-foot picnic shelter and more security lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yakima Downtown Rotary President\nEric Silvers chose the park as the site for the new playground. The new\nplayground equipment is ready for installation at the site of the old\nplayground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yakima Downtown Rotary, Sunrise\nRotary, Southwest Rotary and Rotary Trust contributed to the improvements\nplanned at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The park is located at East Race Street\nand South 9th Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are grateful for a\ngenerous community that gives back and helps create improvements to our parks,\u201d\nsaid Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. \u201cThe Yakima Parks &amp;\nRecreation Division is able to do much more because of great partners like our\nRotary Clubs. Eric Silvers leadership has been so key to making these needed\nimprovements possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interim City Manager Alex\nMeyerhoff and Mayor Patricia Byers are among those scheduled to speak during\nthe ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned date for the\nplayground installation is Saturday, April 18th. Rotarians will build the\nplayground with help from City of Yakima Park Maintenance staff and the staff\nfrom PlayCreation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\">https:\/\/yakimaparks.com<\/a> for more about Yakima Parks and Recreation\nprograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/MLK-Jr-Park-Groundbreaking-News-Release.pdf\">MLK-Jr-Park-Groundbreaking-News-Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/MLK-Jr-Park-Groundbreaking-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A groundbreaking ceremony at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 27th will mark more than $160,000 in improvements to the City of Yakima\u2019s Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Improvements include playground equipment, a 576 square-foot picnic shelter and more security lighting. 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