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The accessible playground and splash pad opened to the public at 1:00 pm on May 21, 2022. Hundreds and hundreds of children and adults have been using the facility daily!
Thank you to our major Sponsors—The Schooler Family, Floyd County Commissioners, Floyd County Legacy Foundation, Kosair Charities (first statue on Indiana side of the Ohio River), GameTime/Sinclair Recreation, Community Foundation of Southern Indiana, Caesars Foundation of Floyd County, Floyd Memorial Foundation, Samtec Cares and RIC Electric who donated all of the lighting and electric for the project!
Also, Thank You to the many local sponsors through the Indiana Housing and Community Development CreatINg Places Patronicity program that help raise nearly $110,000 for the playground.
Please follow all posted Rules to make this facility accessible for everyone for many years to come!
The concert series has concluded for 2021. Thank you to Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana, Floyd County Commissioners, Floyd County Council and CLLB Law Offices for a fun year of concerts!! We hope to see you again in 2022 with more great local bands and we will conclude the 2022 season with a National Act concert in September, 2022!!
$50,000 goal to receive a matching grant through IHCDA’s CreatINg Places initiative
We exceeded our goal by raising $59,296! We want to thank all those who donated and made this project possible.
Click here to learn more about this project
Pictured in the photo Below:
Back row (left to right): Parks Superintendent Roger Jeffers, Board Secretary Tom Millea, and Board President Scott Klink. Front row (left to right): Board Members – Ted Heavrin, Leslie Lewis-Sheets, and Leland Lang. Not pictured: Board Vice-President Steve LaDuke
We are saddened by the death of Elliott Phillips, who died Saturday, December 5, 2020. Elliott was a long-time real estate developer in Southern Indiana and gave back to the community in which he loved. In Febuary 2020, Elliott received an award from Indiana Parks and Recreation Association for Distinguished Citizen for his donation of the Elliott and Sue Phillips' Pavillion at Kevin Hammersmith Memorial Park. He will be greatly missed.
