- October 23, 2024
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Palm Coast city staff will be removing the “poured-in-place” or “PIP” surface material at the James F. Holland Memorial Park splash pad starting Monday, Aug. 22, and continuing for several weeks.
Other amenities at Holland Park will remain open.
The splash pad's surface has repeatedly failed, bunching up on itself in multiple places and becoming a trip hazard. Removing it will help an engineering firm contracted with the city — Martin Aquatic Design and Engineering — find out what's causing the problem, according to a city of Palm Coast news release.
The engineering firm is assessing the pad and will submit a report to the city detailing its condition and the repairs that would be required to reopen it. The City Council will review the report in October or November, according to the news release.
The city had opened the splash pad in May 2021, but closed it that fall because the surfacing problem was creating a safety hazard. The city notified the contractors and subcontractors who worked on the pad and expects to enter mediation with them in October.
