 Borough President Vito Fossella announced a $5 million capital project to reconstruct the ballfield at Clove Lakes Park.
The grounds at the park are notorious for frequent flooding during rainstorms and become unusable for extended periods of time. The allocation will support a project to reconstruct Field 1, the first renovation of the ballfield in more than 30 years. The reconstruction will include drainage to mitigate flooding and updates to the field, bleachers, and fencing. “Many people use this facility,” said Borough President Fossella during a press conference at the park. “It’s used by thousands on an annual basis and is one of the more popular parks, not only on the North Shore here, but across Staten Island for baseball, soccer, just going for a stroll or run, and so many other uses. But there’s a problem and the good news is that the people who use the field will be happy in a couple of years because our goal is to renovate this field." Borough Parks Commissioner Lynda Ricciardone called the project long overdue, pointing out that the field “may now appear more like a lake to some of you.” She said students from St. Peter’s Boys High School and Port Richmond High School volunteer to pump out the water after heavy rainfalls. “Today, we’re talking about a permanent fix and we are looking to put some serious work into this field, work on the drainage, work on getting synthetic turf in here so these fields are usable no matter what the weather is,” said Commissioner Ricciardone. “If it stops raining, you will be able to use the field within an hour. Right now, sometimes people have to wait days to use the field. But, we would not be standing here if it was not for the tremendous support of our Borough President. We’re proud of it and we are looking forward to having people out here and not worrying about how we are going to pump the water out. So, Mr. Borough President, thank you.” Comments are closed.
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