Park Type
Passive

NRPA Park Classification
Neighborhood

Park Overview
Ricky Woodard Memorial Park is located behind the Westmoreland Community Meeting Room on Pleasant Grove Road at the intersection with Locust Street. The park features a pavilion fully equipped with electricity and lighting for neighborhood or city-wide special events, a playground, a restroom building, and a concessions building. There is a paved walkway around the perimeter of the park.

Improvement Opportunities
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Provide an accessible connection to the walkway, parking lot, stage, and other park features.
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The restrooms need to be upgraded to meet ADA standards, and cleanliness should be maintained.
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Parking and sidewalks should ADA requirements.
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Playground equipment needs attention. The safety surface needs to be upgraded to meet ADA requirements.
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Investments in the playground area could increase usage, and with more unique play features, this park could become a destination park.
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The walkway around the perimeter could be widened and re-paved to create a start to a city-wide Greenway system. An application for future funding is being submitted in late July 2023.