GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the City of Green Bay gathered on Thursday to host a ribbon-cutting at Seymour Park to celebrate the completion of several major improvements.
The project’s completion now features new playground equipment and a regional stormwater pond and swale system to address flooding concerns.
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Officials say that Seymour Park now includes, or will soon include, the Seymour Park Food Forest, a community garden, splash pad, and basketball court, adding that the improvements will enhance recreational opportunities for everyone in the neighborhood and surrounding area.
Mayor Eric Genrich, Parks Director Dan Ditscheit, City Council President Brian Johnson, and representatives from the Seymour Park Neighborhood Association all delivered remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“This is several years in the making, where we have teamed up closely with the Neighborhood Association, Public Works, and all the local politicians to develop a stormwater initiative to help deal with the flooding issues in the neighborhood,” said Green Bay Parks Recreation & Forestry Director Dan Ditscheit. “We’ve done a lot of work on this park, and the stormwater is just a little bit of what you see.”
Seymour Park is located at 330 South Oakland Avenue in Green Bay.
