- Liberty Park’s playground in Salt Lake City reopened with new many features.
- The $5 million project includes swings, slides and a wheelchair-accessible spin carousel.
- Woody the squirrel is part of a new public art initiative coming to other parks in the city.
SALT LAKE CITY — Children yelled that they were “excited” and “happy” that the Rotary Play Park at Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park was finally reopening when asked by city leaders.
Moments later, they showed just how excited they were. The group of a few dozen mostly school-age children stormed its brand-new facilities before the ribbon Mayor Erin Mendenhall cut could touch the ground.
It’s difficult to tell which feature they enjoyed the most because every feature seemed to draw excitement, from its new swings to a swing log feature to corn hole and slides…