From the 5 year capital budget plan, some significant developments relating to parks and recreation.
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Originally Posted by bingun
Parks/Recreation- Shamrock Park - New Tennis Courts, Emera Field Renewal, Dog Park, New Playground, Basketball Court, Buy Centennial School Land (Various).
- Various Playground Improvements
- King St Trail Upgrade (2029)
- Ball Hockey/Basketball at Market Place West (2030)
- Seaside Park (2029)(finally)
- Rockwood Park A Frame Replacement (2030)
New traffic light system at University/Millidgeville Avenue, by the new McDonald's (2027), at Haymarket Sq (2028), Somerset/Barker (2029).
$5M for the Multipurpose Recreational Facility in 2029. I assume this is when they want to start building it.
$3M estimated for Simms Corner - no year specified
Sugar Refinery Site Redevelopment (2029)
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Will be very interested to see what the plan is for Seaside Park. Also curious what the plans still are for the former sugar refinery site…
I remember the city had some basic plans drawn up with tennis courts and some public binoculars. Like, it would certainly be an improvement over the current state of the sugar refinery site, but overall seemed like a pretty poor land usage for such a large area. The sugar refinery site was mentioned many times in the port’s land use report as a site for possible port expansion, yet, the city’s plans for the site seem to leave little if any room for port expansion…
I must say I’m slightly concerned at the use of the word “ball hockey” for Marketplace West. Does the city plan to have another outdoor hockey rink that they keep locked up all winter like the Memorial Cup rink outside TD Station? I really hope not, but the use of the word ball hockey does seem to imply it won’t be available for ice hockey in the winter. I get that there are some liability and insurance risks with outdoor ice hockey rinks, but a “helmets required for kids / recommended for adults/ use at your own risk, etc” sign should go a long way on the liability front.
If the city deems double diamond mountain bike trails within Rockwood Park that people get injured on semi-frequently an acceptable insurance/liability risk, then I hardly see the issue with a few winter outdoor hockey rinks.
There used to be an outdoor hockey rink at Market Place West, which can be seen on Google street view. The city demolished it, then promised to build a new outdoor hockey rink with concrete surface. The rink never happened when the city forced the community to make a decision between getting a splash pad or a new outdoor rink. Here’s hoping this facility will be both for ball hockey/ roller hockey
and ice hockey.
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