REDMOND, OR -- Redmond’s new fully accessible playground at Sam Johnson Park is very popular, often filled with kids, regardless of the weather. But, Parks Division Manager Annie McVay says Hope Playground will close for five days next week. "I think everyone will be disappointed, but I think everybody understands that we need to get in there and repair a few things – primarily the flooring. And the way it works is, if you walk on it at any part during that, it’ll impact the way it cures."
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She tells KBND News cracks were expected, given the flooring material was installed in the fall. "For the product to cure best, it’s best not to have big temperature swings. But, this being Central Oregon, we were up in the 80s during the day and almost freezing at night. So, they knew when they were pouring it, it wasn’t ideal conditions and there would be some extra cracking."
