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Demolition Begins at Broadneck Park Playground
A crew was demolishing the playground at Broadneck Park to make way for a brand new playground.
A construction crew is in the process of tearing down the existing playground at Broadneck Park and building a new one in its place.
The playground at the park will be rebuilt with newer, safer equipment, following a fundraising movement led by a Broadneck mom.
Kara McGuirk-Allison's fundraising efforts through the Friends of Broadneck Park began late in 2011, after seeing playground equipment go unfixed.
The campaign came to a close in 2012, shortly after Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks gave the green light on the renovation project.
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The original park playground was built in 1990, and McGuirk-Allison said most playground equipment lasts 15 years. While Broadneck's equipment was in relatively good condition, park officials agreed a replacement would be beneficial.
The playground should be completed by the middle of September, park officials said.
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