Note: Re-Edited on Sep 20, 2012

The Ministry of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture has partnered with Dart Cayman’s Growing Communities to provide a new community park for Cayman Brac.

The park will be sited at Watering Place, next to the Sisters Islands Affordable Housing Development Corporation’s housing community.  It will be developed on just over an acre of land and will feature an amphitheatre, half basketball court, an eight-foot walking path along the perimeter, cabanas, grilling areas, restrooms and playground equipment.  The landscaping will feature coastal indigenous plants.

Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for District Administration Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly was ecstatic that Dart Cayman had agreed to build a community park on Cayman Brac.

“Brackers have a strong sense of community and they like open spaces where families can get together. This park will provide another avenue for family cohesiveness,” she stated.

“Over the past years, and in partnership with successive governments, we’ve created community parks in East End, North Side, George Town, Bodden Town and West Bay, and we’re pleased to now focus our efforts on the Sister Islands and Cayman Brac,” said Ken Hydes, VP Place Management & Experiences for Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd.  “We’d like to thank the Deputy Premier for helping us to get this Growing Communities project off the ground.”

Future plans include a 25- metre pool and an area for portable bleachers to host local swim meets. Construction is expected to start in November, subject to the necessary construction permits being in place.