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The new playground at Gillespie Park has opened for tots and schoolage children, the City of Sarasota has announced. Three play areas — including swings, slides and climbing structures — are available in the northwest corner of the park, a news release points out. The modern equipment is designed to help children bolster their dexterity and eyehand coordination, the release adds. The playground equipment previously in place was approximately 20 years old, so an update of the facility was necessary, the release notes. The project cost approximately $90,000, it says. Gillespie Park is located within the Gillespie neighborhood off Osprey Avenue, between Seventh and 10th Streets. GILLESPIE PARK PLAYGROUND REOPENS WITH NEW EQUIPMENT A child enjoys a new slide in Gillespie Park. Photo courtesy City of Sarasota Sarasota News Leader April 11, 2014 Page 72