LEWISTON — City officials and neighbors of Sunnyside Park will kick off a playground renovation project with a groundbreaking at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the park at the corner of Winter and Whipple streets.
Lewiston City officials and neighbors of Sunnyside Park will kick off a playground renovation project with a groundbreaking at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the park at the corner of Winter and Whipple streets.
Neighbors and city officials began looking for ways to clean up the park two years ago, forming the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association. The neighborhood includes the streets south of the Riverside Cemetery and between Main Street and the Androscoggin River. The area includes a 16-acre green space that runs up to the river.
The group has worked with city staff to design the restored playground. The park will be getting about $45,000 worth of work. That includes $25,000 from Lewiston's Community Development Block Grant fund in addition to a $20,000 grant from the LA Fund.
Fund Trustee Martin Eisenstein said the fund recognized the project as a special one for Lewiston.
"The parents in the community really wanted this, and they've worked hard to get it," Eisenstein said. "We've found that kind of support to be a key part of making a project like this a success going forward."
The refurbished park will include new swing sets, a see-saw, a climbing structure and a multiple-function play structure. Eisenstein said he expects the park to become a focal point for the community.
"There are already several parks in this community that are not taken care of because the neighbors just don't have any interest," Eisenstein said. "But when we saw people that were interested, then we were confident this could be used and maintained in good condition."
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I grew up in this neighborhood and am so happy something is being done with this park. The trails and woods are great to explore in and walk, the field was always fun to play football or whatever in. There is a hill we would slide on in the winter. The basketball courts are always full in the summer time, just a shame there wasnt any playground equipment to play on...just the one regular and baby swing and a sandbox. One lousy thing too was that the lights were all busted out or shot out. If you grew up in this neighborhood then you know how special this park is. The summer park program was always a blast too. People that arent in the neighborhood dont know what a hidden gem it is. Take it from someone that has lived there for over 20 years, it deserves anything it can get!
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When I lived in Lewiston I used to take my kids here to play it wasn't much but they enjoyed it, even walking the little trails made them happy. But I'm glad to see that they are going to make it a nicer place. I hope everyone enjoys it the right ways!
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40 years ago this same thing happen . So what goes around comes around . That is how come I said GOOD LUCK ... I think it is good ..... for the neighborhood . Good for the children . Like I said years ago that same locale was a ice rink (ice hockey )
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Shut up. This is a nice quiet neighborhood. Good way to put a dim switch on something all ready. You must hang out there cuz u seem to know what happens!
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There goes the Neighborhood . This is just a hang out at night for all the drug and alcohol people doing there thing ?? Riverside Cemetery has always been vandalism and all ways will. TO BAD . One good thing is that the neighborhood is all for fixing the playground . GOOD LUCK .....
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