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Newberry looks to add pocket parks and reconfigure MLK site to boost downtown foot traffic
Summary
Staff proposed pocket parks at downtown locations including 250 Second Street and near the Martin Luther King Community Center; the MLK site could be reconfigured for more parking, a covered court and flexible rental spaces.
At the Sept. 2 recreational visioning workshop, City of Newberry staff presented concepts for additional pocket parks in downtown business districts and a reconfiguration of the Martin Luther King Community Center site to improve parking, rental flexibility and foot traffic. Parks and recreation director Rod Clark pointed to Berry Park as an example of a small downtown green that…
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