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Here are the plans for Haymarket’s new town park

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Haymarket officials plan to build a park on land the town purchased over 10 years ago at 14710 and 14740 Washington Street.

The town park will be built on the Harrover property (named after the owners who sold it to the town), could cost $2.1 million, take 10 years to build in three phases, nearing completion in 2025.

The town’s police department occupied one of the buildings on the Harrover property once the town bought the land. A food pantry later occupied the second.

From town documents:

Primary park amenities include a community multi-use pavilion, lawn amphitheater, and playground, set within a naturalistic landscape and connected by a system of site-wide loop trails.

Other planned activities and features include picnicking facilities and opportunities for soft recreation activities. The former pantry building will be adaptively reused for park services, while the former police
station will be removed in order to create a hilltop green on the highest point in the Town.

A significant area in the rear of the site is maintained as a sloping lawn with small park gazebo structures. A curving park drive serves the facilities and parking. Provisions are included for an emergency access drive and connection to overflow event parking on the adjacent Haymarket Baptist Church property.

All but the stone chimney of the building that used to house the police station will be torn down. The building that had been occupied by the food pantry will be incorporated into the park. The two homes date back to the early 20th century.

Haymarket town officials had planned to build a new town hall on the Harrover property. However, that plan fell through.

The Haymarket Town Council approved a master plan for the park last fall.

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