MACON, Ga. — It first opened in 2015 and now Bibb County’s Sandy Beach Water Park says it is officially closed, according to a post on its official Facebook page.
It’s on county-owned land on Lake Tobesofkee but over the past eight years, it’s been run by private companies.
It’s also been plagued by staffing problems, mechanical breakdowns and even a bacteria problem that made some people ill.
Several times the park shut down their summer season early, opened late or missed big holiday weekends.
Last year they closed for the year on August 3rd. The water park managers, StandGuard Aquatics, said two of the three big attractions were down, the splash pad and the wave pool.
So far StandGuard has not explained this year’s closing.
Macon-Bibb County said they were in contact with management through the middle of January after there were issues keeping the park open last summer.
"They let us know of significant repairs and upgrades that needed to be made if it were to open this summer," the statement said. "We asked for a detailed cost breakdown so planning on how to make the repairs could begin, but we never received that information nor additional communication. We sent a letter notifying them we were terminating the contract, and still have yet to hear anything. With the Facebook post this morning, we will now have to figure out what the future of the park will be."
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