RENOVATED HAYNES PARK OPENS

Mayor Mike Purzycki and Dir. of Parks & Recreation Ian Smith joined in celebrating the completion of renovations to Haynes Park, at W. 30th St. and Miller Rd. The park’s improvements include a brand-new playground as well as a renovated basketball court with perimeter fencing, and restoration of the City’s only lighted tennis court. These upgrades, totaling a little more than $870,000, are the park’s first since 2010.

“The improvements to Haynes Park are nothing short of amazing,” said Mayor Purzycki. “It seems like just yesterday that this area was devastated by one of the most severe storms to hit Wilmington in recent memory, downing more than a dozen trees, nearly destroying the tennis court, and severely damaging the playground. We’ve come a long way since August of 2020, completely restoring the tennis and basketball courts, and installing this beautiful new playground so that our young people once again have a safe, attractive, welcoming place to play.”

Mayor Purzycki (seated) joins with members of Moms Demand Action to proclaim National Gun Violence Awareness Day (Fri., June 2, 2023) in Wilmington. (From left, Isheta Smith, Bilal Hawkins, Kimmie Newell, Anne McWalter, Dr. Debra Mason, and Mayor’s Chief of Staff Tanya Washington)