Anxious youngsters from local elementary schools will soon be able to take advantage of the new playground at Detert Park in Jackson. The City of Jackson’s fifth annual “Clean Our Green” litter clean-up and recycling day has been chosen as the occasion for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the City’s new play structure equipment in Detert Park. As the Clean Our Green event winds down, attention will shift to the play area behind the Jackson pool. After years of reserving funds for a new playground structure, the City invested $60,000 in new playground equipment in the area where previous equipment was removed due to safety regulations. 

The City received assistance from the Jackson Elementary School third graders to select the equipment and the City’s Public Works crew installed the equipment over the past few weeks.  The play equipment features several different structures intended for children from ages 2 to 12. Clean Our Green is a community wide effort intended to give Jackson a spring cleaning by providing helpful participants with litter bags and gloves to remove litter in public areas throughout the community. The Amador County Recreation Agency will also be on hand to provide free barbecued hot dogs and other snacks for participants.  The event is funded with California Department of Conservation funds granted to the City from the deposits on beverage containers. The ribbon cutting will take place at noon on Saturday, April 19th.