BESSEMER, Ala. –The city of Bessemer will kick off the first phase of its renovation of Roosevelt Park and construction of the city’s first municipal Recreational Facility with a Groundbreaking at the former James A. Davis Middle School on Tuesday, April 15, at 1 p.m.
The Davis School demolition will start the process of preparing the site for construction of the new recreational facility. You are invited to join Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley and the members of the Bessemer City Council as they celebrate this historic day in the city of Bessemer.
The renovated Roosevelt Park will become home to the city of Bessemer’s first-ever Recreational and Wellness Facility. The proposed 55,000-square foot facility, which is being designed by Charles Williams and Associates, Inc. of Birmingham, will include indoor pools, a walking track, cardio and exercise rooms, a community room and a Splash Pad area.
This park will be home to baseball fields, an amphitheater, a “tot lot” play area, picnic and gathering pavilions, walking trail, basketball courts and tennis courts.
“This project represents what can happen in the city of Bessemer when the mayor and city council work together for the advancement of our city,” said Bessemer Mayor Kenneth E. Gulley. “This recreational facility and park will help improve the quality of life for Bessemer residents.
“This marks the end of the historic James A. Davis Middle School, but it begins the dawning of a new day here in Bessemer.”
