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Additionally, as soon as the fall, upgrades will also be made to the park’s tennis/pickleball courts.
“Thanks to some local donations, we have been fundraising to restore the tennis courts,” Boyer said.
He said a frisbee golf course is also on track to be added this fall, as well as more additions to the community garden and arboretum in the future.
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Boyer said since 2014, there’s been over $2 million dollars invested into Snyder Park through both grants and private donations. The $1-million-dollar children’s park was added in 2014. In the park, the Springfield Rotary Club built the Centennial Playrground, which can be easily accessed by children of all abilities. The popular 1,400-square-foot Bethie’s Sprayground was a $300,000 project, he said. A sprayground allows kids to play in the water and cool off without standing water.
The district also added a three-acre dog park in 2015, called Central Bark dog park, which features play areas for small and large dogs as well as water sources.
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Less than three years ago, a Victory Garden was added to the park as part of a master plan designed to preserve existing gardens. The plan was developed by The Ohio State University Extension Office, the Master Gardener Volunteers of Clark County and NTPRD and entered its first phase in summer 2016. In its first year, the Victory Garden produced over 7,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables that were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.
All garden areas are installed with the purpose of teaching people how to maintain a successful garden.
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