Residents last weekend at Sargeant West celebrated the city taking over maintenance and management of the park. The city is ready to start construction in about a week on Kennedy Park located at the former Highland Elementary School off Lincoln Street. A small baseball field and soccer field are planned along with playscape improvements. Pulaski Park, which previously was called Prospect Park and designed by one of the famous Olmstead brothers, who were architects of major parks in Boston and New York, will need additional federal or state funding to complete the existing plans. A major expense will be the shoring up of the bank by the railroad tracks below the park overlook of the Connecticut River Valley.
Plans call for the rejuvenated park to provide for both passive and active enjoyment.
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