The City of Roswell hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate opening its two new turf fields at Groveway Community Park on Thursday, Jan. 11. The event marked the completion of yet another transformative project funded by Roswell’s Bond Program, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2022. The new turf fields will provide the best combination of durability and safety over the next decade.

“These new fields provide a wonderful added benefit to our community and to the young athletes who will be practicing and competing on them for years to come,” said Mayor Kurt Wilson. “The City of Roswell is grateful to voters for approving the 2022 Bond funds that made these new fields possible. We look forward to continuing to deliver many more park improvements in the coming year, as part of our ongoing mission to make Roswell the number-one family community in the nation!”

The project involved replacing two artificial turf fields, which were originally converted from grass to turf in 2013, but had reached the end of their useful life. The new turf has 100% slit-film fibers and a three-layer infill system consisting of sand and crumb rubber. Both fields also received new fencing and netting with bigger poles and stronger mesh. In addition, the upper field was outfitted with a new lines package, allowing the Recreation and Parks Department to expand its capacity for games and practices at Groveway Community Park. The upper field also features a new sidewalk and drainage improvements. The lower field received an ADA accessibility improvement in the form of a new sidewalk leading from the ADA parking area to the field.

The total cost for the two fields at Groveway Community Park was approximately $1.4 million ($651,000 for the upper field and $762,500 for the lower field), funded entirely by the City of Roswell’s Bond Program.

In May 2023, two new Bond-funded turf fields were installed at East Roswell Park. In addition, fields are currently being upgraded at Roswell Area Park and are expected to be completed within the coming weeks.

For more information about Roswell’s parks system, visit www.RoswellGov.com/Parks. To learn more about Roswell’s Bond Program and to explore the project dashboard, visit www.RoswellGov.com/Bond.