Empress Hines Park playground to close for surfacing maintenance

The playground at Empress Hines Park in Van Alstyne will be closed beginning Monday for maintenance to cure and apply a protective coating to the park's pour-and-play rubber safety surfacing, hosts Mike and Candy said in a short video. The work, which officials described as routine upkeep to keep the playground safe, could keep the play area closed for up to three days.

As they noted, "the playground may be closed up to three days." The hosts said crews will block off the playground Monday morning during daylight hours to protect visitors while the surface cures and the protective coating is applied, and that updates will be posted on their channel. They also said volunteers have been pulling weeds and cleaning up the playground and other parks as part of broader fall upkeep; the hosts said they will publish a separate video with more details about fall activities.