After two and a half months of construction, the Saxonburg Rotary is set to open its new playground to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1p.m. Nov. 9.

The playground at Roebling Park on Rebecca Street in Saxonburg, which had a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 23, will be the first playground known to open in the borough. The project has been spearheaded and funded by the Saxonburg Area Rotary Club, with the cooperation of the borough, who gave the Rotary their blessing to use the borough-owned Roebling Park space.

As of early October, most of the playground equipment has been delivered, according to progress photos posted to the Rotary Club’s Facebook page. A poured-in-place rubber surface is set to be installed later this month.

The Rotary Club put $75,000 of its own money

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