APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Appleton residents will see a new look to one city park.
Following nearly a year of construction, Erb Park is scheduled to reopen Wednesday.
Director of Facilities Dean Gazza notes there are two pools, one being a 50-meter pool with basketball hoops and multiple slides.
“That starts off at 3′ 6″ and then that’ll take you all the way to the 12′ 6″ on the other end, where there’s the diving boards.”
Gazza says the other one is a zero-entry family pool.
“(At the zero-entry end there are) slides, fountains, spray features. As you move into the pool, it gets a little bit deeper and then there’s a center area where you can sit underneath an umbrella. Then there are some benches that are built into the pool.”
Gazza notes that pool has a maximum depth of 3′ 6″.
In addition to the swimming area, Gazza says there are plenty of other revamped offerings.
“(We were) re-installing the two tennis courts, rebuilt the basketball court, put in a ping-pong table, the new sledding hill with a runout, nicer area for ice-skating rinks.”
Gazza says there are also expanded walking and biking paths from what was offered in the past.
He notes the park’s pavilion will be open for people to rent, starting in August.
While most areas of the park will be immediately accessible, Gazza says some are still closed off.
“You’ll see some fences up, keeping people off the turf areas and the grass. That’s to establish the turf.”
Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony gets underway at 10 am, with the pool opening to the public at 1 pm.
