Duarte Unveils New Playground Equipment

for Glenn Miller Park

DUARTE, CA,  September 19, 2010 - It was a wild and fun start to the school day for first and second graders at Valley School in Duarte who were invited to be the first children to enjoy the newly installed playground equipment at Glenn Miller Park.

Following a formal ribbon cutting ceremony by Duarte Parks and Recreation attended by City and Duarte School District officials, the kids were let loose to swing, slide and climb the colorful new equipment.  The $37,000 project was funded through the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District Grant, Excess Funds – Cities Grant Program.  Designed for use by children 2 to 12 years old, the playground meets all current federal and state standards for safety. It has poured-in-place rubber as surfacing, allowing the mobility impaired to access the equipment, along with swings, slides, climbing structures and interactive elements.

Glenn Miller Park, named after the famed band leader who once owned a citrus ranch in Duarte near where the park is now situated at 205 Melcanyon Rd.  For more information, call Duarte Parks and Recreation at (626) 357-7931 ext. 201.

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