Politics & Government

Edgemont Park Construction Begins [Photos]

Work is expected to take six months.

Large earth-moving equipment was moved into place and construction work began at Edgemont Park Monday.

The equipment could be seen at start of the week as orange and black fencing encircled and closed off the north end of the park. Other paths around the park and baseball fields remain open to the public.

Part of the field was already torn up by the afternoon near the intersection of Edgemont Road and Parkway. 

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In addition, dredging of the pond to make it deeper and clear out sediment is also scheduled to be done. The council  project in January. 

The parking lot will be closed to traffic at various times while construction is in progress. 

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