Village of Potsdam Mayor Reinhold J. Tischler announced today that the Village will hold a re-dedication of Garner Park on Friday, June 3, 2022 from 4:00 until 5:30 P.M. Garner Park is located at the west end of Raymond Street. The public is welcome to attend the celebration which will feature the local band, Animal Crackers.
Completed in the fall of 2021, Garner Park was given a major facelift that provided new sidewalks, swinging benches overlooking the river, picnic tables, energy efficient LED streetlighting and decorative landscaping. Mayor Tischler said that “Garner Park honors the Village’s longtime mayor, Ruth F. Garner who had the distinction of being the first woman elected to the Village Board of Trustees and to the office of mayor.” Mayor Garner was instrumental in the Village’s downtown revitalization efforts over three decades. The mayor noted that Garner Park is the first section of the Village’s Downtown Riverwalk Trail to be completed, the remaining trail and related facilities will be constructed using the Potsdam’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant funding.
Grant funding for the Garner Park project was provided through NYS Senator Joseph Griffo, Clarkson University, St. Lawrence Health Systems and the NYS Department of State with funds provided under Title 11 of the Environmental Protection Fund. The Village of Potsdam’s Department of Public
Works provided in-kind services to prepare the site, landscape design services were provided by LaBella, PC and the project’s general contractor was J.E. Sheehan Construction Corporation.
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A new Outdoor Community Music Park featuring three large-scale, permanent outdoor musical instruments will be installed in Garner Park on May11th and be ready for the re-dedication. The instruments will combine music and play for park visitors of all ages. Jane Lammers and Family and the Van Ness Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation financially supported the purchase of the musical instruments. “The Community Music Park represents a great partnership between the generous donors, the North Country Children’s Museum, SLC Arts and the Village of Potsdam.’ ‘The Community Outdoor Music installation will provide residents and visitors with a great experience in our newest waterfront park,” said Mayor Tischler.
For more information on the event, please contact Village Planning and Development Director Fred Hanss or Maggie McKenna, Executive Director of SLC Arts.
