Two parks hit improvement jackpot after Muskegon beach plans fall through
Updated 1:50 PM;
MUSKEGON, MI – Two Muskegon parks unexpectedly won the jackpot recently when plans for more parking and a wider sidewalk at Muskegon’s beach fell apart.
C.J. Reese Playfield and Beukema Park are expected to get an estimated $900,000 in improvements within the next year that will be paid with money originally intended for improvements at the beach.
After the city ran into timing snags and citizen opposition to the beach plans, commissioners recently agreed to invest in parks that serve children and families where they live.
Neither Reese nor Beukema were at the top of a priority list for improvements that was prepared in 2019. But they were chosen because they are on the east side of the city and improvements there can be achieved rather quickly.
New playground, pavilion coming to Muskegon city park
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Muskegon s Aamodt Park, in the Jackson Hill neighborhood, is getting a large new play structure and picnic shelter. (Photo by Lynn Moore | MLive.com)
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MUSKEGON, MI – A neighborhood park in Muskegon’s Jackson Hill area is in line to get some much-needed love.
Aamodt Park is one of the first of several city parks to get overdue upgrades, according to city officials.
The city is planning a large new playground structure and picnic shelter at the 2-acre park off Marquette Avenue between Wood and Erickson streets.