East Side Dog Park, which is located in the Hometown Heroes Park, will open on Jan. 28. It is the last part of several improvements at Hometown Heroes Park, as a 5K loop encircling the park and a fitness and obstacle course were completed this past summer, Community Impact reported.
Meanwhile, Bayridge Park improvements will finish in January, with the playground equipment being installed in the second week of January. Construction was delayed by a wait for the playground equipment, Executive Director of Project Management Ron Bavarian said.
“Really, it’s a complete reconstruction of what was there [at Bayridge Park],” City Manager John Baumgartner said.
The 1.8-acre neighborhood park will have a new playground, a 5-foot-wide concrete perimeter, a walking/jogging trail, a small picnic pavilion, baseball field improvements, basketball court resurfacing and landscaping. The project cost about $500,000, which was funded with Park Dedication Fees.
Meanwhile, design work will continue in 2023 for the city’s Bay Colony Park project. Bay Colony Park, which will be located west of Calder Road and south of Ervin Street, will feature five baseball fields, four softball fields, soccer fields, pickleball courts, concession stands, a pavilion, playgrounds and other amenities, Community Impact previously reported.
