It’s a good thing the Loyal Heights Playfield is slated to get new equipment, because a large tree landed right on top of the play structure.
The tree toppled over in the high winds last night, crushing a bench and coming to rest on top of the structure. Fortunately no kids were playing at the time, and there are no injuries. It’s unclear how much damage was sustained by the structure.
As you might imagine, the area is now taped off and closed.
As we’ve been reporting, the city is in the middle of a $600,000 project to replace the play equipment at the park. Just last week, the city held a final community meeting to review the designs before construction begins.
Construction is scheduled for fall of this year, but we wonder if this latest event will move things along a little faster. We’ll keep you updated.
(Photos by @Mary_BethG on Twitter. She has a couple more photos here.)