Fairborn keeps Central Park sprayground open to help keep kids cool

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

The extreme heat has one city making a change to help keep kids cool by extending the season for its sprayground.

Due to the lingering heat, Fairborn has decided to keep it’s Central Park sprayground open, even though it’s normally closed this late in the year.

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“We’re going to extend it for another week,” Parks and Recreation Director Alicia Eckhart said.

Eckhart says the sprayground will remain open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 22, but that could change depending on the weather.

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“I don’t expect us to go past September, but if it’s still in the 80s the following week, we would keep it open,” she said.

City officials said the cost to keep the sprayground open is minimal due to it using a sensor to control the water, so none is wasted.

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