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The Mission Hills Park slide — among the city’s most popular park amenities — reopened to the community last weekend after being closed for renovations for nearly four months.

The refreshed design focused on replacing the 30-year-old single slide (which had been difficult to repair and maintain) with two slides side-by-side, an interactive “scramble wall” path to improve accessibility and a new staircase.

The total cost of the slide renovations, including design and installation, was approximately $385,000, paid for from the city’s park median and renovation fund, according to city officials.

Mission Hills Park is located at 600 Junipero St.

Jeremy Walsh is the editorial director of Embarcadero Media Foundation's East Bay Division, including the Pleasanton Weekly, LivermoreVine.com and DanvilleSanRamon.com. He joined the organization in late...

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  1. This town does a better job with parks than any city I have seen, having moved around for about 20 years. Well done Pleasanton. Off the charts.

  2. Went up to take a look, its pretty impressive and looks like fun, although I didn’t try it. I’ll take my grandkids when they come to visit.

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