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Town Of Jupiter News

By Vice Mayor Malise Sundstrom

For decades, Jupiter’s parks year through our operating budget and capital improvement plan fields, we’ll minimize disruptions and keep alternative fields
and recreational offerings (CIP) that will showcase our commitment to providing top-notch open throughout the process.
have served residents well and recreational experiences for all Jupiter residents. In fact, through Town Park Upgrades
provided countless memories the remainder of this year and into 2025, our CIP calls for an Water bottle filling stations, new Little Free Libraries,
for visitors young and old. Now investment of almost $10 million in our parks and facilities. lightning detectors, new benches and picnic tables, and new
many of our most cherished Major Playground Upgrades landscaping are being planned for many town parks, with
facilities, some over 20 years We’re embarking on an ambitious $3.2 million effort to create a Abacoa and Jupiter Community Parks, Lighthouse Park, Jupiter
old, are showing signs of flagship playground at Indian Creek Park and complete significant Village Park, Maplewood Park, the Heights of Jupiter Park, and
age and require upgrades to playground replacements at Maplewood Park, Jupiter Community F.I.N.D park seeing improvements completed in 2025.
meet changing trends and Park, and Abacoa Community Park by September 2025. These These projects represent just the beginning of a long-term
expectations here in town. upgrades will feature modern amenities like artificial turf, shade commitment to revitalizing Jupiter’s recreational facilities. As
We on the Town Council structures, and new equipment to keep our parks safe, appealing, we complete the recreation master planning process this year and
recognize this need, and last year we promptly prioritized and and on par with the best in the region. Over the next five years start to implement the plan, we’ll continue to seek community
supported a comprehensive planning effort to breathe new life the town plans to upgrade all 12 public playgrounds. input and make changes where needed. We invite you to stay
into our recreational spaces as a strategic item. This plan is now Multi-Purpose Field Replacement: engaged, visit our improved facilities as they come online, and
being finalized after a public workshop in March, a resident This year we’re launching an ongoing project to replace share your experiences with us. Stay tuned for more updates as
survey in May, and many other meetings with key stakeholders. aging grass and old irrigation systems in our parks to give sports we continue to enhance our town’s public spaces for all to enjoy.
To get a head start on implementing plan recommendations, we teams and visitors like-new fields to enjoy. By implementing
approved and funded a number of exciting projects in the coming a rotational timeline for both multipurpose and diamond sport Local Government on page 20

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