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PANAMA CITY — An aging park has been restored into a community centerpiece for The Cove community.
City officials and citizens gathered Wednesday morning for a ribbon-cutting rite for the recovery of Sudduth Park.
The park at 1500 E. Second Court in the community of The Cove underwent an improvement project, which added new and renovated amenities after suffering damage from Hurricane Michael.
The town won $1. 3 million from insurance and FEMA.
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City Commissioner Jenna Haligas said she spent years making plans for the assignment before it was presented early last year.
“This park is an arduous labor of love. I started this adventure before Hurricane Michael to draw attention to the park and give it more quality of life,” Haligas said. “Although everything was destroyed after the storm, the park itself had none of the amazing thing it has today. “
Improvements include a new baseball field, canoes, a renovated food stand, new utilities, a drainage system, new parking areas, a pavilion, picnic tables and park benches.
In addition, the park will obtain new gaming devices and an electronic board, which are expected to be delivered in the coming months.
The town entrusted the park to the circle of Sudduth relatives of Panama City, who donated the park to the town in the 1950s. J. R. Sudduth Jr. remembers spending his formative years at the park gambling with other children in the community and said he hoped the children would feel the same excitement he did.
“My grandfather donated these assets in the 1950s, and it’s an amazing feeling to see him better than before,” Sudduth said. “Growing up, I don’t forget the effect it had on me and the other children in the area, so I hope the kids can now revel in the excitement and joy of gambling in this park. “
City officials said Sudduth Park’s finishing touch is just the beginning of long-term projects. Haligas said there is a plan for quality of life in each and every park in Panama City.
“We hope that many of our citizens will enjoy this park because we need to invest in our neighborhoods,” he said. “When you know that when a city is proud of its own quality of life, other people will need to enjoy it. My purpose is to bring quality of life to each and every one of the parks in Panama City, because we are not only focusing on the big parks, but also on the small ones. “
This article made an impression in The News Herald: Sudduth Park in Panama City restored after Hurricane Michael