
They will include a splash pad, four picnic tables, two grills, fencing around play areas, and updated playground equipment. The renovations are funded through a $217,595 grant provided by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). DeGale Field sits across the street from the Goffe Street Armory, which is owned by the city and has been abandoned for years. She said she hopes that the new additions will both retain members and invite people from across the city to visit. Too often, she said, nearby families don’t feel comfortable bringing their children to the park, and travel to other green spaces in the city.Īs a member of Friends of Goffe Street Park, Marks has been working to change that with a number of neighborhood festivals and Christmas tree lightings that predated the pandemic. Marks said she is especially excited to welcome families from the neighborhood back into the renovated park. “A lot of people don’t get to leave the area and go to the nicer green park … this is for us.” “I want people to feel like it is for everyone,” said Beaver Hills Alder Jill Marks. The group has held its meetings in the park for almost seven years. Gary Winfield, New Haven Board of Alders Presi dent Tyisha Walker-Myers, Dixwell Alder Jeanette Morrison, Mayor Justin Elicker, and leadership from the youth anti-violence group Ice The Beef. Those present at the event included State Rep. Saturday, city officials, faith leaders and Goffe Street neighbors came together to celebrate that news in a ceremonial ribbon cutting and groundbreaking in the park. Those are just some of the upgrades coming to DeGale Field, more commonly known as Goffe Street Park, this summer. A field house with a studio and outside lighting, ready for the young performers and organizers who fill it each year.

New grills and picnic tables for family cookouts and birthday parties. Arturo Pineda Photos.Ī splash pad for kids to run through in the summer heat. The kids are Marks' grandchild and Elicker's second daughter, April. Toni Walker, Alder Jill Marks, Mayor Justin Elicker, and New Haven Board of Alders President Tyisha Walker-Myers were all present at the groundbreaking.

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