Ribbon Cutting Event Announced for New Loomis Park Playground

(June 8, 2023 10:43 AM ET) The City of Jackson has scheduled a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Loomis Park Playground on Friday, June 9 at 12 PM. Construction wrapped up at the new playground, part of the park’s overall renovation, in late May.

A year-long construction project reshaped the north side of the park, providing a new landscape, playground, walking path, exercise equipment, pavilion and entrance to the Boos Recreation Center. The City Council allocated $1 million in federal funds to this substantial investment for Jackson’s east side.

The new playground is a modern, open playscape with durable materials that’s accessible to people with disabilities. The former wood playground structure required constant maintenance and was becoming unsafe to use. The new landscape improves safety by adding more lighting and increasing visibility. These improvements are in addition to the new walking path, basketball court and sledding hill installed at Loomis Park in recent years.

“These updates improve quality of life for everyone in the community and helps make Jackson a more attractive place to live,” said Parks and Recreation Director Kelli Hoover. “With the outside of the building refreshed, construction will now focus on the interior of the Boos Recreation Center so it can continue to be a community gathering place for decades to come.”