{"id":230225,"date":"2026-04-13T20:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230225\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:15:07","slug":"jaycee-park-opening-april-30-ribbon-cutting-set-for-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230225\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaycee Park Opening April 30, Ribbon Cutting Set for May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/41326-Jaycee Ribbon Cutting.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"Flyer for Jaycee Park Ribbon Cutting on May 8th at 10am\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\"\/>The City of Cape Coral invites residents and community members to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the newly improved Jaycee Park.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Jaycee Park, located at 4215 SE 20th Place, will officially open to the public on Thursday, April 30, with a ribbon cutting set for Friday, May 8, at 10 a.m. The event is open to the public, and no reservation is required to attend.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">Jaycee Park has undergone a major transformation into a more accessible, family-friendly waterfront destination, addressing issues like aging facilities, invasive trees, and parking and pedestrian challenges.<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">The renovated park now features:<\/p>\n<p>a lighted riverfront boardwalk and overlook<br \/>\nupgraded pathways with cooling misters<br \/>\nlush native landscaping<br \/>\nimproved accessibility<br \/>\na large inclusive playground<br \/>\nadult changing stations<br \/>\na 5,000-square-foot splash pad<br \/>\nshaded picnic areas<br \/>\na bandshell for performances<br \/>\ncornhole, pool, and shuffleboard tables<br \/>\nbeach volleyball courts<br \/>\na dedicated food truck court offering food and beverages (coming soon)<\/p>\n<p data-ogsc=\"\">City officials will participate in the ribbon cutting, and attendees are encouraged to join in celebrating this reimagined park. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoral.gov\/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CapeCoral.gov<\/a>\u00a0or contact the Parks and Recreation Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 13, 2026 The City of Cape Coral invites residents and community members to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-230225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}