Golden Triangle Area Splash Pads

Because of sanitation guidelines and social distancing, public pools across Mississippi will remain closed this summer, but there are other ways to cool off at a public park.

In monitor because of sanitation guidelines and social distancing, public pools across mississippi will remain closed this summer.

But there are other ways to cool off at a public park... while the temperatures rise.

Our savannah gaido joins us in the studio with more, savannah -- joey, with pools closed, the splash pad sounds like a great idea for those who are wanting to cool off from this hot weather but, not everyone will be getting that opportunity just yet.

"the outdoor facilities, the parks and the outdoor parks are going to be open and are open."

Exciting news for starkville kiddos.

Mayor lynn spruill announces the city's splash pad will open next week.

But parents are still urged to play it safe.

"this is going to be an at your own risk and a recognition by the parents and the adults that this issues that they are going to have to monitor."

"i mean all it is is just water coming out of the ground but it remains at your own risk in the sense that were not going to be sanitizing because we cant properly sanitize a water park in the sense the way you get the water out of the ground you have to hit a button."

While the city of starkville is opening its splash pad, columbus recreation department director greg lewis said columbus isn't quite ready to do so yet.

"at the present time i don't think it is going to be opening anytime soon because on our splash pad, they are heavily used and they are small splash pads which means its pretty impossible to keep a 6 ft social distance for the children trying to run and have fun so the best thing that we can do now for the safety of our citizens is to not open it up at the present time."

Lewis's biggest concern is social distancing and the number of people that can participate in a gathering.

As the mississippi heat starts to set hit, both spruill and lewis are hopeful the summer fun will still be enjoyable.

"just that sense of normalcy and be outside because being outside is, you know everybody needs sunshine and you need to be able to play and you need to be able to have a summer."

"well we know that we need to get back to our new normal and i would love to see that happen and would love to see things go back to things being close to normal now but with the covid 19 virus we are uncertain, we are in uncertain times and we don't know what's going on until we can get further information and the only thing we can do is ask our citizens to stay safe and utilize the social distancing until we can get together again."

Take vo in monitor in columbus, all of the summer programs and splash pads are suspended indefinitely, but we will keep you updated on when those will be back