Within weeks, Roswell plans to open a small water park along the Chattahoochee River for children.
The “spray-ground” will include streaming jets of water, triggered by motion detectors. It will occupy a spot in Riverside Park near an existing play structure.
Constructed with $237,000 in private donations, the spray area should be finished by mid-September, said Jeff Pruitt, Roswell’s administrator of park services.
The jet sprays will be computerized to coincide with regular park hours. The water will be recycled and filtered and will meet state and local health standards, he said.
Some of the water sprays will be gentle and low, designed for toddlers. Others will be more elaborate. One of the elements will feature an arched stream of water overhead.
It sounded fine to Lisa Prentner, a Woodstock mother who regularly takes her 5-year-old son, Dylan, to the city’s riverfront parks. On Monday, she took her 2-year-old granddaughter, Ava Jade, to Riverside Park for a bike ride.
“I can’t wait,” Prentner said. “We don’t even live in Roswell, but we spend almost every weekend in the Roswell parks.”
The spray park is being built with funds provided by the Roswell Recreation Association, a community group that annually produces the Roswell Arts Festival.
Once it’s open, children and adults will be welcome. Dogs, probably not, said Pruitt. “I’m sure that will come up,” he said.
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