New And Improved Atkins Avenue Spray Park Reopens June 5

ASBURY PARK, NJ — The newly upgraded Atkins Avenue Spray Park will have its grand reopening and ribbon cutting at 12 noon on Monday, June 5, the city of Asbury Park announced.

All are welcome at the ribbon cutting and to enjoy the new and improved spray park behind Martin Luther King elementary school.

The spray park, at 305 Atkins Avenue, received $376,000 in state funding to upgrade its 25-year-old equipment and infrastructure.

Upgrades include the addition of a Lightning Detection System, which will shut off water to equipment when lighting is detected in the area, new and updated equipment, including a new play area for toddlers, plus the installation of a canopy, picnic tables and benches.

“We are proud to be able to provide recreational opportunities for the Asbury Park community,” said Asbury Park Mayor John Moor. "The city’s 25-year-old spray park was long overdue for an equipment upgrade which we could not have done without Cassandra Dickerson’s hard work and the crucial funding provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s Community Development Block Grant program. Amenities like this bring people together and build community.”

The free water spray park will be open daily 12 noon to 7 p.m., weather permitting, from Monday, June 5 through Labor Day. Children must be supervised by an adult.

For more information, contact City of Asbury Park Director of Community & Affairs, Cassandra Dickerson at 732-502-5753 or [email protected].