City of Peterborough to Bring Bonnerworth Park Project Draft Plan to Advisory Committee review

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A draft plan for the Bonnerworth Park project will be reviewed during a combined meeting of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the Accessibility Advisory Committee on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., announced on Thursday.

Coalition member Geoff Rix performing an “Indy” grab while airborne off a launch ramp after the Bonnerworth West 49 Skatepark revitalization in 2021. City Council initially approved the Bonnerworth Park project when it approved the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Facilities Study in October 2023. It approved the Bonnerworth Park project in the City’s 2024 Budget in December 2023. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The review includes an expanded skateboard park, a new bike pump track, pickleball courts, planting trees and landscaping.

The meeting will be live-streamed on the City’s website while no public delegations are allowed at advisory committee meetings.

The draft plan shows features such as:

  • About 275 trees will be planted in the park

  • About 63 per cent of the site will be green space – landscaped/grass

  • Setbacks from neighbouring properties

  • Noise attenuation measures, including noise attenuation fencing and landscaping such as berms

  • The location of 14 pickleball courts, down from 16 when the concept was initially introduced

  • The location of the new bike pump track that will be designed with grass areas between the bike paths

  • The expansion of the existing skateboard park

  • Parking areas totalling 44 spaces, which is a reduction from a previous concept

  • Pathways within the park

The two advisory committees will be able to provide feedback about the draft plan for consideration before the City finalizes the document ahead of construction, which is expected to begin this fall.

Public comments on the draft plan, which can be viewed through the City’s community engagement hub, can be submitted using the comments tool on the project page, by sending an email to bonnerworthproject@peterborough.ca or by calling 705-742-0050 ext. 2226#.

Public comments can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. on August 16, for consideration before finalizing the project plan.

The project team is considering feedback from community consultation, including feedback from the Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and broader public feedback from the consultation process, before finalizing the draft plan for the project according to the City.

The draft plan is also informed by various studies and factors such as noise studies, traffic flow, groundwater conditions, and stormwater management.

Community consultation for the Bonnerworth Park project and the Knights of Columbus Park project was undertaken from February through April with two surveys, two public meetings and meetings with recreation facility user groups related to the two projects.

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