Jamison Czarnecki

Elkhart Parks Superintendent Jamison Czarnecki says the McNaughton Splash Park picked the summer's hottest week so far to have a major pump fail, but two waterslides at Ideal Beach are running for the first time in two years.

By the end of the summer, the city of Elkhart plans to have added a splash pad, walking paths, a shelter, and new lighting and landscaping to Ullery Park, with restrooms to come next year.

“This plan is really focusing on optimizing the operational capacities. It’s focusing on strengthening community connection and figuring out ways programmatically and through our infrastructure that we can focus in on the health and wellness of the community,” said Jamison Czarnecki, Superintendent of Elkhart Parks & Recreation.