Improvements for parks, new tenants at Skyline Center: A busy Wilmington City Council meeting

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington City Council met on Tuesday night to hear more about the future of Greenfield Park as it approaches its centennial milestone.

Greenfield Park is the city’s oldest and most historic park. Amy Beatty, the director of parks and recreation for the city, emphasized the significance of engaging citizens and improving park amenities in response to Wilmington’s growth.

“As Wilmington experiences growth, it’s more important than ever to engage our citizens and to look at our parks and make sure that we are doing our best to maintain them, to make them safe, and to offer opportunities for programming to the public. Greenfield is in a very exciting area of town right that’s redeveloping,” said Beatty.

The improvements including replacing the Lion’s Bridge and docks, resurfacing trails, and restoring the Fragrance Garden.

Among the proposed improvements are the replacement of the Lion’s Bridge and docks, resurfacing of trails, and restoration of the fragrance garden within Greenfield Park. Additionally, the council unanimously approved a resolution allocating over half a million dollars to the nCino Sports Complex project.

A change order to the construction contract with T-A Loving, not to exceed $751,000, was also unanimously approved by the council. The additional funding aims to cover expenses for installing site lighting in the parking area and restroom facility on the former landfill site. The sports complex is slated to feature 11 sports fields, with five of them illuminated. Construction is expected to conclude later this year.

Finally, there will be new tenants at the Skyline Center, formerly known as the PPD Building. The council approved leasing agreements with LINC, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to assisting individuals re-entering the community after incarceration, and the Local Government Federal Credit Union.