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Port Royal and Beaufort County open new splash pad at Bruce Edgley Park
Summary
Town and county officials cut a ribbon to open a new splash pad at Bruce Edgley Park, highlighting intergovernmental partnership and listing local contractors; the facility is open to the public and is activated by a push button that runs the water for about a minute.
Port Royal officials and representatives of Beaufort County on Saturday opened a new splash pad at Bruce Edgley Park, calling the facility a family-focused amenity built through intergovernmental cooperation.
"My name is Kevin Phillips, mayor of the town of Port Royal," Mayor Kevin Phillips said, introducing members of the town council and thanking Beaufort County for its partnership. He said the splash pad was intended "to be a place where families come, community is built, and the kids really feel safe and at home. This is an investment in that for us."
Nicole Wood, deputy county administrator for Beaufort County, thanked residents and county leaders for supporting parks and described the project as an example of what "can be accomplished when local governments work together with a shared vision." "This space will bring even more joy and energy into an already vibrant space," Wood said, and she praised the contractors and county council for their support.
Alice Howard, chair of the Beaufort County Council (introduced at the event), called the splash pad "a wonderful project" and cited prior joint efforts between the county and town as the basis for the work.
Officials gave brief operational instructions for users: a post-mounted button activates the spray for about one minute, which prevents the water from running continuously when the facility is not in use. Mayor Phillips emphasized the simple activation process and asked parents to press the button when children want to play.
Phillips also recounted that the splash pad idea began after the opening of an earlier ADA-accessible park in northern Beaufort County and acknowledged the local firms involved in design and construction: engineers 4 Waters; installers Year Round Pool; site work by Joco Construction; landscaping by Southern Palmetto; and fencing by Graybar.
After remarks and acknowledgments, officials led a countdown and cut a ribbon to open the facility, and children began using the splash pad.
The town did not announce additional operating hours or a formal maintenance schedule at the ceremony; those details were not specified.
