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Salt Lake City's 'cat park' reopens after bond-funded renovation

As of September 2026: Commissioned by the Salt Lake City Arts Council

Children in Rose Park raced to the new play structure minutes after helping cut the ribbon around it. The "cat park" (officially Joseph F. Steenblik Park) reopened September 21 after a year-long renovation, its four bronze Dairy Cats untouched, as neighbors demanded.

Updated Sep 22