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ICYMI: Strawberry Water Park Has Reopened
A short hiatus because of vandalism shuttered Strawberry Water Park for three week, but now it's back open for summer.
PASADENA, TX -- Vandalism may have closed Strawberry Water Park, but it was only for a little while.
The park reopened on June 29, had only been opened about two weeks when vandals damaged the equipment on one of the pools inside the park.
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Officials said at least two people are believed to have broken into an outdoor mechanical room at the park at at about 9 p.m. on June 16, and significantly damaged a sand filter on the main pool.
Initially, officials indicated the repairs would not be completed until about July 4, but the park reopened less than two weeks later.
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Strawberry Water Park was built in 2014 as an addition to Strawberry Park, which has been an iconic city staple for decades.
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