The renovation plans for the North Street Veterans Playground are underway and construction is currently being planned. The new design will include a larger, safer, and more attractive recreation space that provides for all neighborhood residents and respects the community's desire to create a positive environment for our youth. 

To date the city has held several community meetings to solicit public input for the design and a "preferred plan" has been developed which can be reviewed on the City of Somerville Website, and on a signboard posted at the playground.  Agreed upon changes will include better lighting, new entrances and circulation paths, more green space and trees, creative and stimulating play features for various age groups, half-court basketball, seating, game tables, a water feature, and 100% ADA accessibility. 

Next Steps 

With the preferred plan in mind, our next steps will be to obtain as much additional community input as possible and then incorporate those ideas into a final draft of the plan which will be presented to the public at the next community meeting in early February 2012.  

Comments from that meeting will then be incorporated into the finished plan. 

How you can participate?   Tell us your concerns and what you would like to see! 

Please review the plans and contact Parks and Open Space Director Arn Franzen at the email address below, or leave a note in the mailbox on the park sign, with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

Thank you. Community partners involved with the design of the North Street Veterans Playground include Ward 7 Neighborhood residents, Groundwork Somerville and the Urban Family Outreach Squad, Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, the Clarendon Parents Group, the Somerville Housing Authority, and the Somerville Police Department.

Please address questions or concerns about the North Street Veterans Playground renovation to Arn Franzen, Director of Parks & Open Space.

Email: afranzensomervillema [dot] gov.

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