More Improvements Planned For Foley Park

A new pavilion and restrooms are part of plans for improvements at the City of Foley’s Max Griffin Park near the new Sara Thompson Kids Park. The city is soliciting bids to rebuild the pavilion located next to Kids Park, which reopened earlier this year after being rebuilt at a cost of $1.2 million. Jeff Lee, Foley Parks and Recreation director, said that since the playground reopened, the city can now rebuild the pavilion to provide shade and shelter for visitors. Work includes minor grading, pouring a concrete pad and sidewalk, moving the existing pavilion to the new location and installing new support posts needed to meet building code requirements. Kids Park reopened on May 27, and since then, the fence around the site has been replaced. The city is also adding new restrooms near the site and plans to replace the municipal swimming pool near Kids Park with a new facility by the 2025 fiscal year.