Joint meeting with Ringgold

Eight streets and Friends of Ringgold park will be having a joint meeting on Tuesday, July 24th in Ringgold park itself at 6pm.  We'll be covering the plans for the central fountain, as well as general Q&A on the park.   Plus, we get out of a stuffy room and get to have a meeting outside.   Detailed FoRP information below.   I hope to see everyone at this special meeting

As many of you know, the Friends of Ringgold Park has received a $5,000 grant from the Browne Fund to develop a design for the center circle fountain and has engaged the landscape architecture firm Copley, Wolff to work with us.  Copley, Wolff has worked with the City of Boston on many public fountains, including the frog pond playground and fountain, the renovation of the Christian Science Center fountain, and a Victorian Fountain in East Boston's Putnam Square.

 

Our current task is to poll the community on what type of fountain we would like to see in the park.  People seem to favor one of two choices:  a purely decorative Victorian fountain, such as the ones in many other South End Parks, including Blackstone Square and Union Park, or an interactive play fountain with aesthetic appeal, such as the Frog Pond and Christian Science Center.  We are asking you for input on your preference as we move forward with this initial planning process; many of you have already submitted your votes, and thank you so much for your participation. 

 

To this end, the Friends of Ringgold Park will be holding a Community Meeting in Ringgold Park on Tuesday July 24th at 6:00 PM.  Attendees will be invited to share their thoughts on the fountain design so that everyone has an opportunity to have their voice heard.  We'll look forward to seeing you there.