The end of summer is predicted to bring the end of the renovations to Heritage Woods Park playground that began last spring.

There were some safety issues with the old playground equipment at Heritage Woods Park, said Curt Devore, city maintenance and parks superintendent.

All the playground equipment was replaced with new equipment including the spring toys and the swing set, said Brian Jones, director of recreation.

A tricycle freeway is something new that will be added for the children.

The broken iron fence was also pulled out and replaced, said Jones.

Other renovations included new pavilions, benches and landscaping, said Devore.

Heritage Woods Homeowners donated $2,600 to go toward a new pavilion for the park, said Jones.

Sister City Park received all new modernized women’s and men’s bathrooms including new fixtures, automatic toilets and automatic lighting.

The bathroom doors are also now on a timing system to lock and reopen at certain times, said Jones. These bathrooms will now meet the Americans with Disabilities standards.

The Charleston Girls Softball Association will also be receiving two new softball fields located on the north end of Charleston. Devore said the softball girls have been promised a new field for several years now and have yet to receive one.

The Cole family donated the land that the fields will be built on to the Recreation Department. The project will include two new diamonds, four dugouts, one concession stand and a parking lot, said Jones and Devore.