City Of Greenboro: Peeler Recreation Center Closed For Construction

Greensboro NC

10 December, 2021

12:01 PM

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Press release from the City of Greensboro: 12/09/2021 2:35 PM Peeler Recreation Center is closed while its parking lot is under construction as part of a $1.2 million park renovation project. The center, at 1300 Sykes Ave., is expected to be closed through the beginning of February, depending on weather conditions.  The Parks and Recreation Department is using voter-approved bond funds and a $600,000 grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program for Phase 2 and 3 of Peeler Community Park master plan. The department also recently was awarded a $38,000 cash grant for field light installation from the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation, a joint initiative of Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The grant award includes a $47,000 discount for the lighting system from Musco Lighting. The project will displace the existing playground to allow expansion of the parking lot and improved driveway entrance, renovation of the existing ballfield, new gathering spaces with seating, new play structures, outdoor fitness area, paved accessible pathways throughout the park with an interpretive story walk in partnership with Greensboro Public Library, and site amenities such as solar picnic tables, lighting, benches, trash receptacles, bike racks, signage and landscaping. A cistern project in partnership with the Greensboro Water Resources Department will capture roof water to irrigate the ballfield. Peeler Recreation Center is closed while its parking lot is under construction as part of a $1.2 million park renovation project. The center, at 1300 Sykes Ave., is expected to be closed through the beginning of February, depending on weather conditions.  The Parks and Recreation Department is using voter-approved bond funds and a $600,000 grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program for Phase 2 and 3 of Peeler Community Park master plan. The department also recently was awarded a $38,000 cash grant for field light installation from the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation, a joint initiative of Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The grant award includes a $47,000 discount for the lighting system from Musco Lighting. The project will displace the existing playground to allow expansion of the parking lot and improved driveway entrance, renovation of the existing ballfield, new gathering spaces with seating, new play structures, outdoor fitness area, paved accessible pathways throughout the park with an interpretive story walk in partnership with Greensboro Public Library, and site amenities such as solar picnic tables, lighting, benches, trash receptacles, bike racks, signage and landscaping. A cistern project in partnership with the Greensboro Water Resources Department will capture roof water to irrigate the ballfield. This press release was produced by the City of Greensboro. The views expressed here are the author's own.