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The new Joanne Land Playground at Old Settlers Park will open this month.
The overview
The city of Round Rock will host a grand opening celebration on April 25.
The structure is twice the size of the original playground and will feature integrated lighting to allow for visitors after dark. It also includes rubber surfacing and plastic components designed to minimize heat absorption, according to the city. The grand opening ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m.
What else?
Along with the playground, the city will also host a ribbon cutting to celebrate Old Settlers Park’s new tennis and pickleball complex on the same day, at 6 p.m. The park party will continue throughout the evening, with a performance by DJ Hella Yella at the Lakeview stage, from 6-8:30 p.m. Country music artist Lucas John will then perform at 8:30 p.m.
In case you missed it
The $1.8 million project is funded through a 2023 voter-approved bond. WeBuildFun, which installed the original Joanne Land Playground in 2016, is installing the new version.
Former city of Round Rock city secretary Joanne Land is the namesake of the playground. She served in the position from 1970-2002, during which the city’s population grew from less than 3,000 people to more than 60,000.
