PORT ANGELES — Rome wasn’t built in a day.
But Port Angeles’ massive “Dream Playground” has come close to deserving such acclaim.
At 6 p.m. today, following five days of intense volunteer labor plus numerous months of fund-raising and planning, the 12,000-square-foot playground will be open for business.
And kids won’t tire of it soon.
“It’s going to be a long time before they become bored with this place,” volunteer Jim Mowry, 60, said Saturday.
Mowry and close to 700 community members on Saturday swarmed through the site at Erickson Park, bearing sandpaper, shovels, saws and smiles as they constructed parts of the playground.
Many have been at the playground every day to help with construction at the site on Race Street across from Civic Field.
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