Two Peachtree

City playgrounds will be getting a face lift beginning next week, and

they will be closed while new playground equipment is installed.

Also, a brand

new playground will be added to the park at Three Ponds, also known as

Luther Glass Park.

The Pebblepocket

park playground, located at the intersection of Hippocket and Willow Roads,

will be closed early next week as the old playground equipment is removed.

Soon after, the old playground equipment will be removed from the Glenloch

park off Bridlepath.

Both parks

are expected to remain closed for two weeks if the weather cooperates,

according to Director of Leisure Services Randy Gaddo.

Once the project

is complete, all three parks will have playgrounds which meet accessibility

standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The equipment will

differ from the setup at the All Children's Playground, located at Picnic

Park, which surpasses the ADA standards, Gaddo noted.

The cost of

the project is $40,000. The same amount was budgeted this year to improve

more existing playgrounds, Gaddo added.

"By the

time we're done we will have a very contemporary inventory of play equipment

throughout the city," Gaddo said.

The playground

structures and installation are being handled by Hasley Recreation and

Design, Inc. which is the same company that provided the equipment and

installation for the All Children's Playground.

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