CONTACT:
Doxie McCoy (EOM) 202.727.9691; [email protected]
John Stokes (DPR) 202.288.7275; [email protected]
| WHAT/WHO: | Mayor Vincent C. Gray; Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser; Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Director Jesús Aguirre; Department of General Services (DGS) Director Brian Hanlon; ANC 4C02 Commissioner Janet Myers; ANC 4C01 Commissioner Michael Yates and Friends of 16th Street Heights Park President Maria Barry will join Hamilton community members for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Hamilton Playground. |
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WHEN: |
Friday, September 13, 2013 |
| WHERE: |
Hamilton Recreation Center Playground 1340 Hamilton Street NW |
| BACKGROUND: |
The Hamilton Playground design focuses on emphasizing a multi-use space for the active Hamilton community to enjoy. Keeping the "natural feel" of the residential neighborhood, the playground includes climbing boulders and logs as well as the "Megatower" play structure -- one of the tallest play structures in the District. Other amenities include renovated basketball courts, new soccer/futsal court, play equipment, outdoor fitness equipment, new rubber surfacing, a shade shelter and a new community garden with a storage shed and a compost bin in line with the principles of the Mayor's Sustainable DC initiative. Hamilton playground is the eighth play space to be completed under Mayor Gray's Play DC playground improvement initiative. |
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