New investments in KCK parks give locals more pride in their neighborhoods [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) – Vandalism hit three parks around Kansas City, Kansas, during this summer. The damage was costly. Clifton Park was hit hard after someone took equipment from the spray park worth an estimated $25,000. Now, some of the city parks are getting a big financial boost to build entirely new facilities and renovate the grounds.

This help arrives just as the county kicks-off the “enjoy, don’t destroy” campaign so the parks stay in great shape. Just in time before the excessive heat returns, more places to cool down with splash pads and other playgrounds opened back up, at no burden to taxpayers.

“I think it will help them stay healthy, because kids need to put their computer games down and come out and exercise,” resident Wanda Brownlee Paige said. “Come out and enjoy nature because this is a beautiful park.”

Clifton Park’s spray park was without proper …