Elmira parks, playgrounds to begin reopening

Posted: Jun 19, 2020 / 11:51 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 19, 2020 / 11:51 AM EDT

FILE – This Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo shows a closed sign near an entrance to a playground at an elementary school in Walpole, Mass., amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Child welfare agencies in the U.S. have a difficult mission in the best of times, and now they’re scrambling to confront new challenges during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Beginning on Monday, June 22, 2020, at noon, Blanford, Brand, Cypress, Grove, Hawthorn, and McKinnon parks and playgrounds will reopen in Elmira.

Eldridge Park will be open Saturday, June 20, 2020, for Mini Golf. Basketball hoops will not be reinstalled at this time due to orders from the Governor.

All of the above parks will be cleaned on a daily basis to adhere to the recommendation from the Governor’s Office.