Splash pad ground-breaking set Thursday
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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This artist’s rendering illustrates the planned Alton Splash Pad water play area.
ALTON A ground-breaking for the new splash pad at Riverfront Park in Alton is planned at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 18.
The water play space is expected to be completed this year, according to information released by officials with the city, the American Water Charitable Foundation, the National Recreation and Park Association, and Illinois American Water.
The splash pad is designed to provide water play amid nature-themed elements that reflect Alton’s connection to the Mississippi River. The project is made possible by a $250,000 Building Better Communities grant from the AWCF, whose program is administered by the NRPA.
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