By Kyle Wind
Kingston Daily Freeman
August 1, 2008

KINGSTON - After one year of planning, it only took just one day to build a playground at Metropolitan Park on the corner of Greenkill and South Clinton avenues.

Volunteers numbering 252 began constructing the playground at 8 a.m. Thursday, and by 4 p.m., a ribbon-cutting ceremony opened the colorful play area designed for children ages 2 through 12. The site features slides, climbing apparatus, monkey bars, swings, a preschool area and an accessible climber for children with disabilities.

The playground also includes benches, picnic tables, shade structures and horseshoe pits, as well as volleyball and basketball courts. [More]

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