POTTSTOWN PA – Construction projects are either already under way or scheduled to start to install upgrades and improvements at three borough parks this year, the Pottstown Area Regional Recreation Committee reported Friday (March 22, 2024) in its spring newsletter.
The work is intended to make Chestnut Street Park, at North Washington and Chestnut streets; Memorial Park, 75 W. King St.; and Riverfront Park, 140 College Dr., more inviting, usable, and accessible, the committee indicated.
Grant funding for the projects arrived from a variety of sources, including the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the state Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation.
At Chestnut Street Park
What the committee called “a partial redevelopment” is planned at Chestnut Street Park to replace outdated park equipment, and remove deteriorated features. It also will create a bigger open play space, improve accessibility for disabled users, and add a paved path around the perimeter. As a result it anticipates an increase in, and expansion of, the neighborhood park’s recreational activities.
At Memorial Park
The Memorial Park project will replace a steel pedestrian bridge damaged during the 2019 flash flood at Manatawny Creek. The nearby stream bank, both up- and downstream of the new bridge, also will be stabilized.
At Riverfront Park
Work is already under way, the committee stated, on stream bank restoration at Riverfront Park, representing Pase 1 of its entire project. Then, in the fall, Phase 2 is expected to replace its existing pedestrian bridge with a new prefabricated bridge.
The projects in both Memorial and Riverfront parks is expected to improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation there.
The committee consists of eight municipalities in the Pottstown Metropolitan Region, in partnership with the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and the Schuylkill River Greenway National Heritage Area. It said its mission is “to advance the planning, development and maintenance of parks, trails and recreational facilities and encourage open space preservation for the enjoyment of all.”
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