Mayor outlines pocket-park plan, project queue and event calendar to Tree Commission
Feb 19, 2026
The mayor briefed the Tree Commission on a slate of landscape projects, including a plan to convert a Fitzgerald right-turn lane into a pocket park, updates on the Commonwealth Unification and Clifton projects, and upcoming community events such as StorySlam and the State of the Community.
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The mayor briefed the Bexley Tree Commission on city landscape projects, events and a pocket-park concept that would repurpose a Fitzgerald right-turn lane into a small park. The mayor said the pocket park is intended to improve pedestrian safety and create a green, irrigated seating area adjacent to the plaza; the current design will reconfigure the adjacent parking lot as shared parking with some net loss of spaces.
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