Centerway Local Park Renovation update

On September 15 2020, Montgomery Parks (Montgomery County) held a first community meeting about a renovation project at Centerway Local Park, 9551 Centerway Road. While this park is not owned or operated by Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF), it serves the community of Montgomery Village and is a wonderful public park for residents and non-residents alike. Centerway Local Park currently features a playground, ballfield, soccer field, picnic shelter and paved pathway around the park’s perimeter.

At the meeting, Montgomery Parks staff gave a brief overview of the project, which will include a $500,000 renovation of the existing playground, accessibility enhancements and a new picnic shelter. $250,000 of the $500,000 budget is being funded by a State Bond Bill, which was sponsored by Senator Nancy King.

The existing playground has a play area for children ages 2 to 5, a play area for children ages 5 to 12 and swings. In addition to the new playground, there will also be accessibility enhancements to the parking lot and overall area. These enhancements will include ADA parking spaces and accessible pathways to the picnic shelter and playground. The current picnic shelter will be replaced and additional furnishings will be added to the shelter.

Montgomery Parks gathered feedback from the community on the project which was used to help form the vision for the renovation. Layouts for the playground wil lbe posted online in April 2022. In the same timeframe, permitting will begin. Equipment will be ordered in the near future, withconstrcution expected to begin in Fall 2022.

For more information on the project, including the scope of the project, visit www.mcp-events.org/centerway.