Public Invited To Colorado Lagoon Playground Opening Ceremony

Long Beach CA

28 March, 2022

9:59 AM

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Press release from the City of Long Beach: March 24, 2022 Long Beach, CA - The City of Long Beach invites the public to attend a grand opening ceremony for the new Colorado Lagoon playground, located at 5059 E. Colorado St., at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. "We are so excited for this new playground at Colorado Lagoon. The City has been working hard to improve water quality, wildlife habitat and community space," said Mayor Robert Garcia. "This is also the tenth playground in the City funded by Measure A, which has continued to provide critical public infrastructure and safety services." Improvements include a new inclusive children's play area designed for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, with features for active recreation like slides, swings, bridges and climbing walls, as well as areas to foster children's imaginations like a general store, ship mast and telescope. Other enhancements include new picnic tables and seating, landscaping beautification, new and upgraded pathways and other ADA amenities to create a more accessible atmosphere for all. "For the last 13 years, the City has been investing in Colorado Lagoon to restore its ecosystem, improve water quality, restore and enhance recreational facilities, and this incredible progress could not have been possible without the fantastic partnership from the community including the Friends of Colorado Lagoon, the Belmont Heights Community Association and the Alamitos Heights Improvement Association," said Councilwoman Price. "Today we are celebrating this great new playground that kids from the surrounding community will love as well as families from all across the city. The Colorado Lagoon is a wonderful City asset and its only getting better and better." The Colorado Lagoon Park Playground project was made possible utilizing Tidelands Funds with supplemental funding from Measure A. For more information about Long Beach parks, visit longbeach.gov/park.  About Measure A  Measure A, originally passed by Long Beach voters in 2016, has helped fund critical public safety and infrastructure enhancements citywide and has made historic investments in revitalizing heavily utilized public spaces such as streets, libraries, community centers and parks. For more information, visit longbeach.gov/MeasureA.  About Public Works The Long Beach Public Works Department strives to operate, preserve, and enhance the City's physical infrastructure and transportation systems. The Department provides a variety of community services including the repair, rehabilitation and general upkeep of City streets, trees, sidewalks, and City structures. Public Works also provides emergency support services throughout the City. Visit us at www.longbeach.gov/pw/, "Like" us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. About Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine The Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PRM) is one of the premier parks and recreation departments in the country, is consistently recognized for excellence in management practices and programs, and has received the national Gold Medal Award four times. PRM operates 169 parks with 26 community centers; two major tennis centers; an animal shelter; one of the busiest municipal golf systems in the country with five courses; and the largest municipally operated marina system in the nation with over 3,200 boat slips. More than 3,200 acres are developed for recreation. The Department offers approximately 2,400 contract classes (fitness, health, enrichment) to people of all ages (newborn to senior) every year; after-school programs at 26 sites during the school year; and summer programs for youth 5-12 years old. Other unique sites include multiple community gardens, a municipal cemetery, more than 38 miles of bike trails, 10 dog parks, and eight skate parks. This press release was produced by the City of Long Beach. The views expressed here are the author's own.