Amerige Park Improvement Project
Project Proposal for 2020 CPA (Rev 3.1)
Brief Project Description:
Amerige Park hasn’t had significant improvements in a very long time, the last work done was at the tot lot around a decade ago. The tennis courts are the focus of the current project proposal.
Location:
Amerige Park, Fellsway East
Current Usage:
Tennis courts are in poor condition. New cracks have developed.
The courts are at risk of becoming unsafe and completely unusable.
This project will include the activities described below. A rough timeline looks like this:
Date | Milestone |
June 15, 2019 | Pre-App Submission |
June - July 2019 | Pre-development (design, zoning, permitting) |
June - October 2019 | Community Outreach / Further Input |
June 2020 | Expected Date of Project Completion and Public Use |
Future Design:
The following summary represents key elements in the Amerige Park Improvement Plan.
Primary Goal: Safe, high frequency, expanded utilization of Amerige Tennis Courts
Usage: Home court for strong MHS teams, heavily used by residents with great age range
Citywide: Malden Rec offering Youth Tennis Academy at Howard Park
Recent: Improvements to pedestrian safety on Fellsway East
Current: Numerous cracks in surface; weeds and grass growing through
Needs: Resurfaced a long time ago (early 21st century), Tot Lot 2011
Historical Element:
Amerige Park Photos and Amerige Historical Memorial
History Trivia: Who was Henry Amerige? In the 1885 Malden Register, he served as Superintendent of Streets, living at 18 Highland Ave. Others at that address: Alfred and George H. The Amerige Brothers were "prosperous grain merchants from Malden, Massachusetts" after they relocated to California during the great land rush and successfully helped build the city of Fullerton, CA! https://bit.ly/2Ya10nQ
Overall Plan:
Estimated Cost: $75,000
The average cost to resurface a tennis court usually ranges from $4000 to $8000, depending on a variety of factors. All of the courts at Amerige may cost $50,000 - $100,000.
Implementation Idea: Good school project for MHS tennis teams?
Funding: CPA, State of Massachusetts (adjacent to state road / Fellsway), other sources
Proposing Team: Friends of Amerige Park
Includes Brian DeLacey, Lenny Merullo, Bill Muise (seeking additional volunteers!)
Support, Input, Design, Needs from City Councillor Debbie DeMaria, Joe Levine
Early review offered to Debra Burke of the MRA and Maria Louise of the Mayor’s Office
Contact: bdelacey@gmail.com More information at www.maldenhistory.org/Parks/Amerige
Last significant update New tot lot; refurbished basketball/street hockey court.
$153,856, July 2011 by City Bond (courts resurfaced about a decade ago by MRA / City)
Reference Projects
These projects are similar - tennis court projects in neighboring areas where CPA funds were used
Peabody had a similar situation with the “sad state” of their tennis courts and, according to public reports, approved the use of CPA Funds for this type of project.
Marshfield’s CPA-funded Peter Igo Park Earns Tennis Industry’s Public Park of the Year Award (2018)
https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20160701/marshfields-igo-park-is-back-in-swing-again
Lexington Recreation included tennis court resurfacing
Frontier Regional
A few photos of the current location follow. More are at https://photos.app.goo.gl/3tFBvSyTXTW5yrkC9
NOTES
Malden Open Space and Recreation Plan, 2017
https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/malden-open-space-and-recreation-plan/
REF: CPC Documents - http://www.cityofmalden.org/content/community-preservation-committee-related-documents-and-information
