HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Work is under way for a major renovation to Farmington Park.
The park, located along Elm and Curtis Streets north of 30th, will see a new looped walking trail around the southeast section of the park, a linear walking trail from the loop to Walnut Street, A handicap-accessible crossing over the drainage canal, a new picnic shelter northwest of the main playground, and a full basketball court close to Farmington Road. Also included in the project is a concrete pad with privacy fence for seasonal portable toilets, along with aesthetic and drainage improvements to the canal. The total cost of the project is about $390,000.
This project is the culmination of four years of advocacy by residents around the park that began with the selection of the "Farmington Park Neighborhood" name in 2018 to highlight the park's importance. In 2019 residents partnered with the Hutchinson Parks Department for improvements to and around the gazebo, with volunteers re-staining the gazebo while the city upgraded the electrical service to it and installed a larger park grill.
Also in 2019, residents received a $2,500 Make It Greater grant from the Hutchinson Community Foundation for park benches. In 2020, residents received another Make It Greater grant to plant more trees in the park.
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