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Irondale touts new ballfields, dog park and civic-center overhaul in town-hall report

2793574 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

Mayor highlighted Tails by the Rails dog park, the Ruffner Park sports complex with three ballfields and new playgrounds, and an $18 million second-phase park plan. The civic center will be renovated into a larger events venue with alternates for a splash pad, playground and fitness center.

Irondale Mayor told a town-hall audience that recent and planned parks projects are drawing strong public use and will be expanded with further phases.

The mayor said Tales by the Rails dog park at Ellerth Park opened with a ribbon event and bandanas for attendees; the park has agility equipment and a QR code for feedback. He said the city spent about $900,000 on the dog park. The Ruffner Park sports complex opened with three baseball fields (one 300-foot field, two 225-foot fields), playgrounds and concessions; the…

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