
June 2021
Completion and opening of Brighton Park!
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Completion and opening of Brighton Park!
Groundbreaking on trail construction and park improvements
Funding secured for the construction of trail and passive park improvements on the Property, as well as environmental restoration of the site through Ohio Public Works Commission’s Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program, Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Recreational Trail Program, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Sustain Our Great Lakes..Read More
Remediation on the site completed. Assessments and remediation work made possible by brownfield and technical assistance funding from Cuyahoga County, Ohio EPA and US EPA (drone video)
WRLC becomes involved in the Property at the request of a neighbor and Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation. Read more here.
Property designated as public greenspace in the Lower Big Creek Greenway Redevelopment and Restoration Plan, as an important potential linkage from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to the Towpath Trail
Property identified as key acquisition for public open space by the City of Cleveland, Cleveland Metroparks, and Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation among other project partners
Debris deposits continued on parts of the site including from the demolition of Municipal Stadium
Cuffari’s Go Kart operated on western portion of the property
Property operated as a construction and demolition debris landfill
Property used for disposal of fill from the construction of Interstate I-71 and disposal of foundry sand from the Ford Motor Foundry, among other materials
Property used for various industrial purposes