Coming soon to a park near you

Expanded playground equipment, outdoor pickleball courts and basketball courts are on the horizon for Stokesdale Town Park, with nature trails to follow

by PATTI STOKES

STOKESDALE – Tee Stephenson is excited about what’s on the horizon for Stokesdale Town Park at Martin’s Meadow. As chair of Stokesdale’s Town Park and Improvement

Committee, he’s led the initiative to assess what features citizens want added to the town park, located behind Town Hall on Angel Pardue Road, and how to best allocate $725,475 the town received from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and an additional $50,000 state grant.

Soon after Stokesdale Town Council voted to create the Town Park Improvement Committee last July, Stephenson and fellow committee members Deanna Ragan, (council members) Jimmy Landreth and Derek Foy began meeting weekly. They share enthusiasm for the opportunity to on p. 10