Phase 3 of Ballard Corners Park to start soon

The fence came down at Ballard Corners Park more than two months ago, but the project isn’t finished just yet.

According to David Folweiler, co-chair of Friends of Ballard Corners Park, work on Phase 3 is likely to begin in the next few weeks.

This final phase is expected to cost more than $30,000, and it and includes building the corner store (shown above, courtesy Barker Landscape and the Friends of Ballard Corners Park), adding another bench in the south rain garden, planting more trees, some lawn restoration, sealing the foundation walls to protect against graffiti and fill in the gap between the sidewalk and the pad for the bench in the north rain garden. Once Phase 3 is complete, there will be an official grand opening party. We’ll keep you updated…