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Cianfrani Park, located at the corner of 8th and Fitzwater Streets, was created on the site of a demolished school over 40 years ago.
By the early 1990s the park had begun to deteriorate. Trees and turf were stressed and dying. Graffiti began to appear on the benches and walls. The park was no longer the green heart of our community. Reacting to this loss, new neighbors and “old timers” got together to talk about stopping the decay. Several meetings were held in the park and it became clear that we all wanted to remake the park into something more. Cianfrani Park could once again become the green center of our community. The problem was clear. The need was immediate. We had people with energy and vision.
Out of these elements was born our current group of over 100 people, the Friends of Cianfrani Park. Since then our park group has been working to implement a master plan for the park. With the financial help of many neighbors, small business people and supportive city and state officials, we have accomplished much of it. Gardens fenced with attractive wrought iron, urns overflowing with flowers, benches filled with seniors engaged in conversation, mothers with children playing with pets and our June Concert series as well as other community activities became a reality.
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