Russell Farms Community Park is celebrating its official grand opening ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m.
“It’s an exciting moment for our community,” Committeeman Kevin Rooney said of the upcoming ceremony, which will officially unveil the new “Russell Farms Community Park” sign.
The grand opening is the culmination of a months-long renovation of the park, which the township purchased last year. It recently secured a $20,000 grant, and numerous donations from local residents and businesses, to transform the park into a usable recreation space.
So far, Rooney said upgrades at the park include 22 new trees, a new Dutch-style barn pump house, walking trails, and dog-waste stations. The park could also see future enhancements, he said, in the forms of the addition of historic signage highlighting the park’s past, the installation of donated benches, and creation of a nursery.
Russell Farms marks the fourth park in the township that is dog-friendly. Locals can bring their dogs to the park, so long as they are secured on a leash.
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