A ribbon-cutting was held by the Town of Apex to unveil a brand new playground at the park. The new amenities specifically designed for children ages 2-5 include a rubberized play surface, three slides, a bridge, stepping stones and a small hut. The site is located between the athletic fields in a shaded area with new benches and a picnic table. For about a decade, the Citizens for Apex Parks, or CAPS, a nonprofit organization, had been trying to add amenities to Jaycee Park at 451 West Williams Street.
In February, the town council approved an additional 3.4 million-gallon fuel storage tank on the property of Motiva Enterprises. Located just outside of town limits on Ten-Ten Road, many nearby Cary and Apex residents raised objections about the expansion and cited numerous concerns during the pulic hearing. Later Motiva applied for annexation into the town of Apex in order to gain a waterline to the terminal.
In June a contingent of town officials, business leaders and Motiva representatives gathered at Apex Jaycee Park for a check presentation of $20,000 and groundbreaking ceremony for the playground construction. Motiva’s Apex employees will also be putting some sweat equity into the project, volunteering to build benches and replant shade trees. Sam’s Club of Morrisville donated $1,200 for safety fencing and shade trees.
