All of the City's free splash pads will be turned on for use on Memorial Day 2009 weekend and will stay open until Labor Day. Splash pad hours are 9 am ' 9 pm.
Splash pads are touch activated. To turn the water on, look for a short pole (approx. 3 ft. tall) with a plastic dome top located within the play area. Place your hands on the dome for a few seconds. The water will appear shortly and run for several minutes. When the water stops, repeat the procedure. The splash pad at Robert E. Meyers Park is foot activated. Look for the touch pad on the ground at the east side of the splash pad.
Splash pads are located at the following parks:
McCormick Park
2300 Raymond & Holly
Buckner Park
6114 Bass Road
Memorial Park
2301 Maumee & Glasgoow
Robert E. Meyers Park
Inside North Gate of Parkview Field on Jefferson Boulevard
Shoaff Park
6401 St. Joe Rd.
Waynedale Park
2900 Koons & Elzey
All City pools will remain closed Memorial Day weekend while crews wrap up the drain cover installation required for compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Act. Northside Pool will tentatively be open for public swimming May 30 and May 31, and will be open on a daily basis starting June 6. McMillen and Memorial Pools are expected to be open for the season on June 6. Swinney Pool will remain closed for the summer.
For more information, log on to www.fortwayneparks.org.