ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell hosted a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of two new turf fields at Groveway Community Park Jan. 11.
The event marked completion of another transformative project funded by Roswell’s Bond Program, approved by voters in November 2022. In May 2023, two new bond-funded turf fields were installed at East Roswell Park, and fields are currently being upgraded at Roswell Area Park with completion expected in the coming weeks.
The new turf fields at Groveway Community Park, which cost around $1.4 million, will provide the best combination of durability and safety over the next decade.
“These new fields provide a wonderful added benefit to our community and to the young athletes who will be practicing and competing on them for years to come,” Mayor Kurt Wilson said. “The City of Roswell is grateful to voters for approving the 2022 bond funds that made these new fields possible. We look forward to continuing to deliver many more park improvements in the coming year, as part of our ongoing mission to make Roswell the No. 1 family community in the nation.”
The project involved replacing two artificial turf fields, which were originally converted from grass to turf in 2013 but had reached the end of their useful life. The new turf has 100 percent slit-film fibers and a three-layer infill system consisting of sand and crumb rubber.
Both fields also received new fencing and netting with bigger poles and stronger mesh.
Additionally, the upper field was outfitted with a new lines package, allowing the Recreation and Parks Department to expand its capacity for games and practices at Groveway Community Park, and features a new sidewalk and drainage improvements.
The lower field received an ADA accessibility improvement in the form of a new sidewalk leading from the ADA parking area to the field.
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