New playground to be constructed in Greenway Park
The planned location for the new playground will be at the Greenway Park, along River Street in Norwich. (Photo by Alan Stevens)
by Evening Sun Staff Writer Alan Stevens
NORWICH – The Chenango Greenway Conservancy is building a new playground at Greenway Park with the help of volunteers, after delays due to weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The organization is currently looking for volunteers to help assist the construction on Thursday. People who are interested can send an email to contactus@chenangogreenway.org to sign up for a shift or get more information.
Christopher Sprague, a board member of the conservancy and Chairman of the Norwich Parks Commission, stated that the idea of building a new playground developed after the construction of Baker Dog Park.
“We had to remove some playground equipment, and that equipment was too old to be reinstalled because of newer safety standards. So we decided at that time that it would be appropriate to get a grant to replace the equipment that was lost with the new play structure.”
Sprague introduced the plans for building a playground after the organization received a $15,000 grant from the Roger Follett Foundation. According to Sprague, the Norwich Common Council agreed to fund the remainder of the playground's construction cost on Aug. 20, 2019. The funding of the project will amount to $29,000.
Greenway Park’s new playground was originally planned to be built during 2019. Bad weather during planned construction days hindered the project, delaying it until 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the conservancy to further delay the playground's construction.
Employees at NBT Bank are volunteering to build the playground on Friday.
“Community involvement is absolutely one of the values we have here at NBT and so we do coordinate among our Norwich-based employees to provide volunteer support, so that's what we're up to this week,” said NBT Director of Corporate Communications Florence Doller.
“We hope to have it completed by Saturday. Sunday at the latest. I don't know that it'll be open for public use until Monday,” Sprague stated.
Ward 5 Alderman Dave Zieno said he's excited about the project.
“The abundance of parks in this city contributes greatly to the quality of life for our residents,” he said. “The dedication of our commission and the volunteers allows us to spread our resources even further while limiting the impact on taxpayers. This is what a community like Norwich does best.”
NORWICH – The Chenango Greenway Conservancy is building a new playground at Greenway Park with the help of volunteers, after delays due to weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The organization is currently looking for volunteers to help assist the construction on Thursday. People who are interested can send an email to contactus@chenangogreenway.org to sign up for a shift or get more information.
Christopher Sprague, a board member of the conservancy and Chairman of the Norwich Parks Commission, stated that the idea of building a new playground developed after the construction of Baker Dog Park.
“We had to remove some playground equipment, and that equipment was too old to be reinstalled because of newer safety standards. So we decided at that time that it would be appropriate to get a grant to replace the equipment that was lost with the new play structure.”
Sprague introduced the plans for building a playground after the organization received a $15,000 grant from the Roger Follett Foundation. According to Sprague, the Norwich Common Council agreed to fund the remainder of the playground's construction cost on Aug. 20, 2019. The funding of the project will amount to $29,000.
Greenway Park’s new playground was originally planned to be built during 2019. Bad weather during planned construction days hindered the project, delaying it until 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the conservancy to further delay the playground's construction.
Employees at NBT Bank are volunteering to build the playground on Friday.
“Community involvement is absolutely one of the values we have here at NBT and so we do coordinate among our Norwich-based employees to provide volunteer support, so that's what we're up to this week,” said NBT Director of Corporate Communications Florence Doller.
“We hope to have it completed by Saturday. Sunday at the latest. I don't know that it'll be open for public use until Monday,” Sprague stated.
Ward 5 Alderman Dave Zieno said he's excited about the project.
“The abundance of parks in this city contributes greatly to the quality of life for our residents,” he said. “The dedication of our commission and the volunteers allows us to spread our resources even further while limiting the impact on taxpayers. This is what a community like Norwich does best.”
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