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Kid of the swingers: Work underway on new playgrounds in Santa Barbara County

The plans for a new playground at Andamar Park in Goleta
City of Goleta
The plans for a new playground at Andamar Park in Goleta.

It feels good to get outside to play or work out – and there’s good news for families in part of Santa Barbara County, as construction starts on four new neighborhood playgrounds.

Work is starting on four new neighborhood playgrounds in parks in Goleta.

New kids’ play equipment is being installed at Andamar, Berkely, and Winchester II parks and adult fitness equipment at Winchester I park.

JoAnne Plummer is the Project Manager at the City of Goleta.

"We are hitting on all the different play features for children that we look for in a playground," Plummer told KCLU.

"We look for children to use their motion of spinning or climbing of swinging or brachiating.

"So all of those features including balance is being including in the play areas. It's very exciting for families," added Plummer.

During construction, portions of the park(s), or in some cases the entire park(s), will be closed to public access.

Caroline joined KCLU in October 2020. She's won LA Press Club's Southern California Audio Journalist of the Year Award four times, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026.

Since joining the station she's also been awarded with 12 Golden Mikes, 9 Los Angeles Press Club Journalism Awards, 4 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Writing, Diversity, Use of Sound & more.

Caroline started her broadcasting career in the UK, in both radio and television for BBC News, London's number one station 95.8 Capital FM, and Sky News — and was awarded by Prince Philip for her services to radio and journalism in 2007.

She has lived in California for 13 years and is a duel American and British citizen...and a very proud mom to her daughter, Elsie.