{"id":218711,"date":"2019-09-21T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218711\/cpf-members-take-park-maintenance-into-their-own-hands\/"},"modified":"2019-09-20T17:55:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:55:03","slug":"cpf-members-take-park-maintenance-into-their-own-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/21\/cpf-members-take-park-maintenance-into-their-own-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"CPF members take park maintenance into their own hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The members of the Elspark\/Freeway Park CPF have decided to take the renovation of the Elspark Park into their own hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing has been done to this park in Raven Street for years.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218714\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218714\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_05215-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_05215-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_05215-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_05215-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_05215.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children paint the roundabout in the park recently.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe playground equipment is broken and rusted and children can get hurt,\u201d said Mary Bester, the public relations officer for the Elspark\/Freeway Park CPF.<\/p>\n<p>The CPF wants new playground equipment, as well as gym equipment for the park, but have not had any success with obtaining this.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218712\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218712\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_10798-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_10798-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/09\/38GCNGENERALELSP_10798-270x203.jpg 270w, 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