Last week, the city of Taylor announced that the Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Good Life Taylor, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently completed Percussion Park at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. The playground is located in Murphy Park between the lake and the swimming pool.
The concept for the playground was originally brought to the city by Good Life Taylor, an organization founded in 2012 to promote healthy families and outdoor activities. The playground was created in the shape of a musical treble clef and features an ensemble of functioning musical playground pieces. The idea was to create a vibrant, creative, musical space within the city’s parks system where people of all ages can gather, create music and enjoy the outdoors.
Funding for Percussion Park was made possible in part by a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Local Park Grant Program that was approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in August 2020.
Additional funds were provided through donations raised by Good Life Taylor and a portion of the Taylor 2018 bond fund.
SEC Planning was hired to design the playground, installation was done by Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds and landscaping was completed by LandArt America.
Bids were approved by council in February 2022 and construction began in April 2022.
In addition to the ribbon cutting ceremony, the organization Soulshine Rhythm Experience will perform following the ribbon cutting. This event is free and open to all residents.
For additional information about Percussion Park, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 512-309-6266.
For more information about Good Life Taylor, Texas visit www.goodlifetaylor. com.
