McBurney Park splash pad shut down just days after grand opening
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The splash pad was forced to close due to a plumbing failure, just three days after it opened to the public.
With summer weather upon us, children are out cooling off on splash pads across Kingston.
But the brand-new splash pad at McBurney Park sits empty.
On Sunday, just three days after it was opened to the public for the first time, the splash pad had to be shut down for repairs.
“One of the fittings broke — a larger, two-inch waterline with a lot of water weight, water pressure and a lot of volume,” says Neal Umsworth, manager of parks and shoreline at the City of Kingston.
“So we had to shut it down. Unfortunately, there was no way for us to isolate a section of the splash pad.”
The entire project cost the city about $680,000.
The splash pad began construction in 2019 and just opened last week before breaking down.
The timeline of the project, along with the breakdown, has some residents frustrated.
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