CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The playground at Rancho Vista Park has been fenced off since mid-May due to safety concerns, leaving families in the neighborhood without a local gathering spot for children.

The city took over the park from the homeowners association in 2022. After a third-party safety assessment in May determined the playground equipment was unsafe, officials decided to remove the old equipment.

Heather Kiss, a Rancho Vista resident, recalled originally noticing around mid May. "There [was] an orange barricade, one of those orange sheets, that's around the playground structure."

Kiss, who posted about the issue on Nextdoor, said the lack of signage was frustrating.

"There was no signage. I would have been great if there would just have been a sign essentially explaining what'

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