Calabash Soon To Have Park!

If all goes as planned the Town of Calabash, NC will soon have its first park! The has been awarded a $56,700 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant to build the park.

The Mayor, Anthony Clemmons announced the grant at the May monthly town commissioners meeting.

The park site selected is a vacant 1-acre lot, owned by the town located across from the Calabash Town Hall at the corner of Persimmon Road and Traders Lane.
The grant money was secured with the help of the Cape Fear Council Governments in Wilmington and Calabash town administrator Marzy Marziano, Clemmons said.

Mayor Clemmons stated that there are still a couple of steps left to go – a contract will be sent to the Town, the board will need to review it, send it back and then “we’ll be on our way to building the park next door.”

Detailed park drawings were on display at the meeting created by local developer Scott Stewart in conjunction with his architects.

Clemmons said “Scott saved us a couple thousand or more, and he will continue to support us in our efforts” .

Town commissioner Forrest King proposed the possibility of donating proceeds from a car show toward funding.

Clemmons said the town would be instituting a program involving presentation of the park diagram and requests for support.