Playground Work About to Begin

The backhoe is there. Some of the equipment has been delivered. And the day has just about arrived.

Work is about to get underway to install the new playground at Patton Park.

"We should see movement as soon as tomorrow," Town Manager Michael Lombardo told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night.

An effort to raise the money for the project has been underway for about two years, with everything from a kids fun run to a buy-a-brick campaign.

During the winter, the Friends of Patton Park group reached its $150,000 fundraising goal.

Initially, a March groundbreaking had been planned. But this week Lombardo said work will occur during the next few weeks. He encouraged parents to make sure children stay away from the construction area, the construction area and playground materials.

To read all of our coverage of the work to build a new playground at Patton Park, click here.