STOTHERT: OMAHA PARKS WILL REOPEN, AND CITY'S GENERAL FUND COULD TAKE $80 MILLION HIT

STOTHERT: OMAHA PARKS WILL REOPEN, AND CITY'S GENERAL FUND COULD TAKE $80 MILLION HIT

OMAHA - In need of some fresh air and sunshine? Omaha’s parks will reopen Saturday, nearly a week earlier than planned — though restrictions will remain in place. Whether city pools will open this summer remains to be seen.

Mayor Jean Stothert said in a wide-ranging press conference Friday that parks will be open citywide on Saturday with restricted hours, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Park users must still follow social distancing guidelines, including limiting groups to 10 and maintaining 6 feet of space. The city’s dog parks also are being reopened, but Omaha’s 197 playgrounds will remain closed. Stothert pleaded with parents to keep children off the playgrounds, because the city can’t keep the equipment disinfected. 

“We want you to enjoy the outside, but we really want to protect your safety, too,” Stothert said.

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