Woodbridge unveils new $2.5 million park in Port Reading section
WOODBRIDGE – The Cypress Park Recreational Complex on West Avenue in the Port Reading section has two new street hockey rinks, refurbished soccer fields and other amenities now that Cypress Park II has officially opened.
Cypress Park II, designed in compliance with ADA standards, completes the vision of the Cypress Park Recreational Complex – a multi-purpose facility that offers recreational, athletic, sport and special needs opportunities to the residents of the Port Reading section and Woodbridge Township. The complex was funded through $2.5 million in Recreational Facilities Special Needs Improvement grants from the state and federal government, township officials said.
Mayor John E. McCormac was recently joined at the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony by Councilmen Brian F. Small and Cory Spillar along with representatives of the Woodbridge PBA 38, Woodbridge Recreational Director Brian Molnar, Woodbridge Special Projects Manager Chris Kosty and members of the PBA 38 Street Hockey team.
Besides the state-of-the-art street hockey rinks and the refurbished soccer fields, Cypress Park II also features playground amenities with areas for children ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 as well as ADA-accessible elevated bleachers to view hockey, a lighted walkway path with exercise stations and restrooms.
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McCormac said the recreation complex offers fully accessible facilities that give handicapped and challenged residents of all ages, skills and experience with varied sport and play opportunities.
The field and facilities include wheelchair access ramps and equipment that is fully compliant with federal, state, county and municipal ADA and safety standards. Additional sport amenities include volleyball and pickleball courts with high efficiency LED field lighting for nighttime play.
The Cypress Park Recreational Complex features the Cypress Center, a facility that serves a home to the Our House Program – a nonprofit organization that provides innovative day programming, employment and recreational services to adult individuals 18 and older with developmental disabilities. Our House also offers an environment that supports career development through vocational exploration, community integration and interpersonal skill development.
As part of the Cypress Center’s commitment to the Our House program and to the R.I.S.E. (Reaching Individual Student Excellence) students and young adults, the Center operates the Mayor Mac Café’ and supports a fully outfitted, ADA-accessible, temperature-regulated greenhouse which offers students experience with growing, eating and sharing healthy foods from seed-to-harvest.
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