Pepperoaks Park Grand Re-Opening

The City of Florence is pleased to announce that Pepperoaks Park has received much needed upgrades. Join the Florence City Council and staff at Pepperoaks Park for the Grand Re-Opening Ribbon Cutting scheduled for Friday, April 8th at 1:30 pm.

The upgrades consisted of the replacement of the existing playground equipment with a new play structure, two slides, a climbing structure, two swings, wood fiber fall surfacing, and a handicap accessible ramp.

Volunteers from Oregon Pacific Bank and the Florence City Council assisted Public Works in installing the new playground equipment on March 19th. Public Works has been working to add the wood fiber fall surface to the playground, improving the irrigation system, sowing new grass seeds, dressing up the vegetated areas, and installing some walking paths from the sidewalk to the playground and from the sidewalk to the basketball court.

The improvements at Pepperoaks Park were made possible through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Local Government Grant Program. The City received $24,712 in grant funding and contributed the 40% match of $16,750 through a combination of City labor and equipment, federal revenue sharing, other eligible grants, donated funds, donated equipment, donated materials, and City funds.