PSL pool to get splashy additions with water park

By HILLARY COPSEY (Scripps)
Palm tree sprinklers, frog water cannons and a variety of geysers will splash into the Ravenswood pool next year.

St. Lucie County is building its first-ever "sprayground" — a water play area filled with splashing and spraying toys — in Port St. Lucie. The $727,000 project includes the 4,800-square-foot splash park, a ticket booth, a classroom and shade structures at the pool that sits just off the south side of Prima Vista Boulevard.

"We're just trying to build the pool up and make it grow," Manager Katie Grafton said.
St. Lucie County is getting the necessary permits now from Port St. Lucie and still must choose a contractor for the project. But if everything goes smoothly, the sprayground should be open by next fall, county spokesman Erick Gill said.

The county plans to build two smaller splash parks at the open space pool on Avenue M and in Lakewood Regional Park. Port St. Lucie also is thinking about building a sprayground of its own.
"It's an added feature that our parks lack," Councilwoman Michelle Berger said.

The city is about to start planning its $12 million Torino Regional Park. If residents want one, a sprayground could be part of the project, which is the largest park ever built by the city.

Residents can share their thoughts on Torino park — and its possible sprayground — during a Nov. 8 planning session from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Center on Airoso Boulevard.

SPRAYGROUND

St. Lucie County is building a water toy play area for $727,000 at the Ravenswood pool off Prima Vista Boulevard. The facility, which is slated to open next fall, will include:

• Palm tree sprinklers.
• Magic touch fire hydrant.
• Frog and seahorse water cannons.
• A variety of hoses and geysers.