Downtown Cary Park prepares for ribbon-cutting ceremony
THAT STORY AND MORE WHEN YOU
JOIN US AT 5 O'CLOCK LINA.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JERROLD.
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DOWNTOWN
CARY PARK IS FINALLY COMPLETE
AND OFFICIALS ARE GEARING UP
FOR HUGE CELEBRATION THIS
WEEKEND.
>> WRAL'S DAN HAGGERTY IS BACK
IN STUDIO WITH US TO TELL US
THE DETAILS OF SUNDAY'S RIBBON
CUTTING CEREMONY. DAN, WE WERE
JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW EXCITED
WE ARE TO TAKE OUR KIDDOS.
THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE, LOT OF
FAMILIES AND TALKING TO HAVE
BEEN COUNTING THE DAYS FOR THE
OFFENSES AROUND THIS BEAUTIFUL
PARK TO FINALLY COME DOWN AN
INVITE PEOPLE IN HERE WE ARE
SKY 5 OVER THE PARK THIS
MORNING AS CREWS MADE THOSE
FINAL PREPARATIONS. SUNDAY IS
THE BIG CELEBRATION. THE PARK
STARTED OUT AS A DREAM. MORE
THAN 20 YEARS AGO.
>> NOW AFTER 3 YEARS OF
CONSTRUCTION, IT'S FINALLY
READY TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC.
IT WASN'T CHEAP. 68 MILLION
DOLLARS OVER BOND PROJECT
EXPECTED TO BOOST THE LOCAL
ECONOMY, THOUGH, TO BRING
BUSINESSES IN FAMILIES WILL
CONTINUE TO NOT JUST VISIT THIS
AREA FROM THE NEARBY
COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO COME FROM ALL OVER TO.
BUT TO HAVE FUN WITH THIS PART
OF TOWN, IT'S GOING TO GO ALL
OUT FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING
CEREMONY, DIGNITARIES PLAN TO
BE THERE. THE KERRY TOWN
COUNCIL IS GOING TO DELIVER
SOME REMARKS. THERE WILL BE
PERFORMANCES, A BANDIT FLIGHT
TEAM FLY OVER A LIGHT SHOW NOT
TO MENTION FOOD TRUCKS AND
VENDORS AND THE PERSON YOU SEE
ON YOUR SCREEN AND THE WINNING
ACTOR JIM O'HARE, KNOWN FOR
HIS ROLE ON PARKS AND
RECREATION WILL ALSO BE IN
ATTENDANCE. STILL FITTING RIGHT
THAT SOMEBODY FROM A SHOW ABOUT
PARKS AND RECREATION WILL BE
THERE. HE IS DOING A STORY TIME
TO A 12:15PM, IN THE BOOK
TENTACLE GARDEN THERE. AND THEN
IT SHOULD BE A MEET AND GREET
FROM 5 UNTIL 6.30, AT THE
ACADEMY PAVILION. ALL RIGHT
THERE IN THE PARK PROGRAMS AND
PARK TOURS WILL TAKE PLACE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM 11:00AM
UNTIL 07:00PM. THE PARK WILL BE
OPEN REGULAR PARK HOURS.
07:00AM 02:11PM. AND HERE WE
ARE 20 YEARS BECOMES REALITY.
IT IS GORGEOUS. I MEAN, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC PARK
FOR THESE KIDS AND CERTAINLY
ONE WE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND