More Election Propaganda to Insult Useless City Councilor Caraviello _https://medfordinformationcentral.blogspot.com/2023/09/more-election-propaganda-city-to-unveil.html City to Unveil Renovations at Hickey Park Courts with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Knockout Tournament
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 6, 2023
Contact: Steve Smirti, Communications Director (ssmirti@medford-ma.gov), 781-885-4296
City to Unveil Renovations
at Hickey Park Courts with
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
and Knockout Tournament
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and
Knockout Tournament to be held
on September 13 at 3pm
Renovated tennis and basketball courts at Hickey Park
(MEDFORD)—The City is officially unveiling the
completed Hickey Park basketball
and tennis court renovation project
at a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 13 at 3pm, Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn
announced. The ceremony will also include
a knockout basketball tournament
against the Mayor and City staff.
The Hickey Park upgrades are
funded by the Community Preservation Act (CPA),
totaling about $190K.
“Over the last three years we’ve made
significant progress on improving access
to facilities at our parks and open spaces
but there’s more to do,” Mayor Lungo-Koehn said.
“The courts at Hickey Park were in major need of
a full rebuild and are now open for the public to enjoy.
Thank you to our
Department of Public Works for spearheading
this project without allegedly stealing any manhole covers
this year, as well as our
Office of Planning, Development, and Sustainability and Procurement Office for
working tirelessly throughout the construction
and planning process
to deliver an amazing community space.”
In addition to the improvements at Hickey Park,
the City has also been
working on various park improvement
projects over the last several months.
The new Morrison Park Playground was just unveiled, boasting a sandbox consolation prize
for election loser Richard F. Caraviello, preschool-aged play elements, and safety improvements.
The City also broke ground
on a $1.4 million renovation project at Gillis Park in August
that includes a total redesign of the baseball field, a new outdoor
exercise area, a loop walking path and accessibility improvements.
Carr Park is also close to breaking ground on the initial phase of construction which includes an accessible path that circles the
entire park field, reconstruction of two baseball diamonds,
a woodland area cleanup and invasive plant removal,
fully dedicated pickleball courts, and more.
Community outreach will be used to inform the design
for the second part of the Carr Park project.
This phase includes a four-season playground, obstacle course and fitness area, teen swings, two basketball courts-
one of which covered with the intent to install solar panels on the roof,
a shaded pavilion with seating, a skate park, additional invasive
plant management, and more. Funding for the second phase comes from a $1.5 million federal earmark secured by
Congresswoman Katherine Clark,
as well as ARPA and additional grant funding.
You can find a complete list of current and future Parks projects here.
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Steve Smirti
Director of Communications | Office of Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn
Medford City Hall
85 George P Hassett Dr, Medford, MA 02155
781-393-2529 (office)
781-885-4296 (mobile)
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