WAKE FOREST, NC – During the week of September 21, the Wake Forest Community House and Holding Park Inclusive Playground, both located at 133 W. Owen Ave., will be closed. The Community House will be closed due to road construction scheduled along West Owen Avenue, while the playground will be closed for maintenance and landscaping.
During the park’s temporary closure, Parks, Recreation & Cultura Resources crews will perform general maintenance on the playground equipment, while crews from Clear Wood, Inc. will remove the kudzu along the hill adjacent to the Holding Park Aquatic Center. As part of this effort, crews will grind up the kudzu vines, remove fallen trees and branches, and clear away undergrowth.
Signage and barricades will be posted to inform the public of the closure. For more information, email Parks & Recreation Maintenance Manager Randy Hoyle at rhoyle@wakeforestnc.gov.
As an alternative to Holding Park, community members are encouraged to visit and enjoy the Joey McCrea Wiggins Park & Inclusive Playground located at 416 N. Taylor St. The accessible playground’s thoughtful design includes accommodations for wheelchair users to entrances and benches, accessibility enhancements to walkways, and a perimeter fence for added safety. The playground also boasts a rubber surface that provides a smooth, wheelchair-friendly terrain allowing easy navigation for individuals with assistive devices. With ramps seamlessly integrated into slides and other elements, children of all abilities can experience the joy of sliding down and participating in various activities. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/JMWigginsPark.