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Bluffton opens New Riverside Barn; 37-acre park draws 70+ reservations and new amenities
Summary
Bluffton held a ribbon-cutting for the New Riverside Barn, a 2,700-square-foot event space within a 37-acre New Riverside Park. Town leaders said the facility, opened Jan. 1, already has more than 70 reservations and is the first phase of additional amenities including an 18-hole frisbee-golf course and a larger pavilion.
Bluffton officials onstage at the New Riverside Barn on the town— s west side celebrated the facility— s opening, saying the 2,700-square-foot barn and the larger 37-acre New Riverside Park will add event space and recreation to a rapidly growing area.
Town Manager Steven Stice said the town purchased the land in 2018, used a public charrette to shape the design and opened the park— s recreational side in the fall. "It's officially open," Stice said at the ceremony, and the town opened the barn to reservations on Jan. 1. Stice said partnerships and funding from council and staff made the project possible.
Mayor Larry Toomer credited council and staff for moving the project forward, recalling preliminary development estimates as high as $15,000,000 and thanking the finance lead, Chris…
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