Buda may soon have its first splash pad ready by the start of the summer.

By a unanimous vote, the Buda City Council Jan. 18 approved a contract with Vortex Inc. for the purchase and installation of the city’s $286,148 splash pad, which will be located in Green Meadows Park on the east side of town.

“It’s very exciting because this is the first project of its kind on the east side of Buda,” Greg Olmer, Buda Parks and Recreation director, said at the Jan. 18 meeting.

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