MaryTroy Park Program

MARY TROY PARK RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONYJULY 1, 2015 10:30 AM MARY TROY PARK

771 LIBERTY STREET SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

WELCOME Mayor Domenic J. Sarno City of Springfield

OPENING REMARKS Brian Santaniello Chair, Springfield Park Commission

HUNGRY HILL REFLECTION Mary Ellen OBrien Board of Directors, Hungry Hill Neighborhood Council

FAMILY REMARKS Maura Troy Kevin Troy

CLOSING REMARKS Patrick J. Sullivan Executive Director of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management

SPECIAL THANKS TO COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF

CONSERVATION SERVICES PARC GRANT PROGRAM

THE SPRINGFIELD PARK COMMISSION WELCOMES YOU.

PROGRAM

MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNOCITY OF SPRINGFIELD

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERSBRIAN SANTANIELLO, CHAIR

MILAGROS TERRY RODRIGUEZJAY GRIFFIN

GREGORY DREWJENNIFER MCQUADE

This park is dedicated in memory of Mary Troy, a life-long resident and community activist in the Liberty Heights neighborhood. Mary Troy served as the director of the Hungry Hill Senior Center and was a valued member of the community, considered by many to be the heart of this neighborhood. In order to honor her dedication and civic duty to this area, the parcel of land adjacent to the Hungry Hill Senior Center, in the heart of the Liberty Heights neighborhood, is dedicated as Mary Troy Park. Mary Troy was an advocate for the City of Springfield, especially Hungry Hill and its senior citizens.

Mary Troy Park provides approximately one acre of centrally located open space in a densely populated neighborhood. Renovations will increase safety and access for all members of the community by providing a well-lit, visible and usable pedestrian thoroughfare from Liberty Street to Kendall Street.

Through improvements and the receipt of PARC grant funding, this park will become a neighborhood resource offering a variety of recreational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of this neighborhood. Proposed site improvements will be universally designed to provide action-engaging site features for people of all ages and abilities and exceed ADA accessibility requirements.

A series of freestanding play structures and exercise equipment positioned along a central pathway and within pockets encompassed by paved travel lanes will allow users to actively engage in recreational amenities within this park. Each recreation area has a wood fiber safety surface that meets safety and accessibility standards. Additional amenities, such as trash receptacles, benches and improved lighting will aid park patrons in their use of this park.

Park improvements include: Patio area with picnic/game table and benches

Sensory garden planting (8 planter beds in patio)

Splash Pad Playground unit (2-5 year olds) Swing set (6 swings total: 4 traditional, 1 toddler, 1 accessible)

Fit Course Lawn areas New Plantings 21 Trees: Variety of dogwoods, crabapple, honey locust, tulip poplar, ginkgo biloba

Variety of shrubs, perennials, (roses, rhododendron,

boxwoods, etc.) New sidewalk New lighting, and New chain link, timber guard rail and stockade fencing

MARY TROY PARK SPRINGFIELD, MA SSACHUSETTS