August 7, 2024

Hillsboro Community Plaza Splash Pad

One way to beat the summer heat is to enjoy the refreshing waters at the Hillsboro Community Plaza splash pad.  The Larry Paine Memorial Splash Pad was completed in 2023 as the first phase of the community plaza project.  As Mayor Lou Thurston noted, this was a public/private collaboration between the City of Hillsboro and local donors, “which is how you get things done in small communities with limited resources.”

The Hillsboro Community Foundation opened the Splash Pad project fund in 2017 to provide donors with a tax-deductible way to support the construction of the pad.  Through donor contributions, HCF grants, and accumulated investment earnings, HCF was able to provide over $175,000 in funding for the project.