Post Date: 02/23/2018 4:00 PM

Citizen input needed at public meetings in February and March

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki and Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Kelley invite citizens to share their ideas for playground renovations for three different City parks—Woodlawn Park, Cool Spring Park, and Tilton Park—all of which are located on the City’s West Side. Families, groups, schools, and any other individuals who use or have an interest in these parks are invited to attend one or more of three public meetings to share their ideas and suggestions about how to improve these City resources.

The first meeting, at the Woodlawn Library on Tuesday, February 27, will be held in conjunction with Woodlawn Trustees Inc., to discuss improvements to Woodlawn Park, at West 4th Street and Ferris Street. Anyone seeking additional information about this meeting should contact the Wilmington Department of Parks and Recreation at 302-576-3810.

The next two meetings, to be held in partnership with West Side Grows Together on Thursday, March 1, will give participants the opportunity to share their thoughts about both Cool Spring Park, at West 10th and North Jackson Streets, and Tilton Park, bounded by North Broom and North Franklin Streets, between West 7th and West 8th Streets. Both of these meetings will be facilitated by consultants from the Philadelphia-based landscape architecture firm Ground Reconsidered. Following the public meetings, Ground Reconsidered will prepare formal designs for consideration and further public discussion. Interested residents are advised to RSVP on the West Side Grows Together Facebook page, or else contact Sarah Lester, Director of Cornerstone West CDC, at 302-658-4171 (ext. 179) or slester@westsidegrows.org.

The scheduled public meetings are:

Meeting One Date : Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Time : 4:30 – 6 p.m.

Location : Woodlawn Library, 2020 West 9 th Street

Meeting Two

Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018

Time: 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Location: Lewis Elementary School, 920 North Van Buren Street

Meeting Three

Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018

Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Location: Mother African Church, 812 North Franklin Street

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News and information from the Office of Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki

John Rago

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Communications

Mobile: (302) 420-7928

Email: jrago@WilmingtonDE.gov



Paul Ford Jr.

Communications Specialist

Mobile: (302) 530-2171

Email: plford@WilmingtonDE.gov



Dan Sanchez

Digital & Social Media Manager

Mobile: (302) 605-0026

Email: dsanchez@WilmingtonDE.gov