Maumelle will break ground on the long-planned Gateway Park at 10 a.m, this Friday,
The city’s new park is located at the corner of Maumelle Boulevard and Millwood Circle and the location is a familiar one as it was previously the site of a fire station and court building.
The park was first announced in 2022 and after some delays should be ready later this year.
Disappointingly, the groundbreaking is literally just that as the wrecking ball won’t arrive until Monday and that’s when the real fun begins.
Anyway, there will be drinks and maybe some snacks along with the obligatory shovels for the ceremonial dirt turning.
The new park will feature dedicated space for food trucks and will also serve as the city’s connector to the Regional Greenway Trail and the envisioned Maumelle Corridor, Mayor Caleb Norris said.
“We are strengthening our community through connection and providing the amenities that draw businesses and grow communities,” he said.
Elected officials, and retired members of the city’s former Department of Public Safety as well as the police and fire departments have been invited to attend, as well as the public.
This is one of several significant projects done by the Maumelle Parks & Recreation Department in the last year.
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Maumelle sets groundbreaking for new park
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Maumelle will break ground on the long-planned Gateway Park at 10 a.m, this Friday,
The city’s new park is located at the corner of Maumelle Boulevard and Millwood Circle and the location is a familiar one as it was previously the site of a fire station and court building.
The park was first announced in 2022 and after some delays should be ready later this year.
Disappointingly, the groundbreaking is literally just that as the wrecking ball won’t arrive until Monday and that’s when the real fun begins.
Anyway, there will be drinks and maybe some snacks along with the obligatory shovels for the ceremonial dirt turning.
The new park will feature dedicated space for food trucks and will also serve as the city’s connector to the Regional Greenway Trail and the envisioned Maumelle Corridor, Mayor Caleb Norris said.
“We are strengthening our community through connection and providing the amenities that draw businesses and grow communities,” he said.
Elected officials, and retired members of the city’s former Department of Public Safety as well as the police and fire departments have been invited to attend, as well as the public.
This is one of several significant projects done by the Maumelle Parks & Recreation Department in the last year.