{"id":13589,"date":"2020-03-04T09:48:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=13589"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:06","slug":"barber-park-ribbon-cutting-expansion-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2020\/03\/barber-park-ribbon-cutting-expansion-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Barber Park Ribbon-Cutting Expansion Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The newly expanded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/CultureParks\/Parks.aspx?m=dtlvw&amp;d=2\">Barber Park<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> on Gatlin Avenue officially opened on March 2, 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, children played during recess at the neighboring Lake George Elementary School. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/BoardofCommissioners\/Mayor.aspx\">Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/orangecountyfl.net\/BoardofCommissioners\/District3Commissioner.aspx\">District 3 Commissioner Mayra Uribe<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">, City of Orlando Commissioner Jim Gray were all in attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The 15.5-acre addition includes two multi-purpose fields with lights and a splash pad for kids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t get any better than this when we get to open a park for children and others who will come and play and families will visit and get to enjoy the amenities here,\u201d said Mayor Jerry Demings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The additional land is leased from the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityoforlando.net\/\">City of Orlando<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> and developed by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/parks\">Orange County Parks and Recreation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">To learn more, watch a recap video of the event on Orange TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/395267164?color=ffffff\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo cutline: <\/em><em>Commissioner Mayra Uribe and Orange County Mayor Jerry L. 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