Pinson Bicentennial Park
Pinson Bicentennial Park is a public recreation park located at 4200 Oak Street West off of Pinson Boulevard between Sweeney Hollow Road and Glen Brook Road in Pinson.
The park, designed by Jane Ross of Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, includes three picnic pavilions, an office/events center, a splash pad, a 230-seat covered amphitheater, two playgrounds and a 9-hole disc golf course. There is also a perimeter walking path and a 38-space parking lot. Future phases could add a dog-walking trail, a bridge over Dry Creek, and a crosswalk at Center Point Road.
In August 2014, the Pinson City Council approved a construction contract totalling $1.57 million for Clements Dean Construction to build the park, and another $277,850 to be paid to J. A. Dawson for equipment. At the time, a name had not been chosen for the park, but suggestions included Pinson Park, Children’s Memorial Park, Settlers’ Park and Palmer Park.
The city settled on naming the park "Pinson Bicentennial Park" to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Pinson. The official groundbreaking ceremony took place on November 30, 2014, with the first phase opening in 2015. The splash pad opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016.
Pinson utilizes the park for its annual Pinson City Fest each spring.
In 2017, the city purchased a house adjacent to the park on Powell Avenue, with plans to utilize the house for a park ranger, police officers, or other city employees, as the land around the house would become part of the park.
References
- Gray, Jeremy (June 21, 2013) "Pinson considering plans for park with disc golf, amphitheater, splash pad." The Birmingham News
- Gray, Jeremy (September 5, 2013) "Construction of first phase of $1.2 million Pinson park project could be complete early 2015." The Birmingham News
- Gray, Jeremy (January 3, 2014) "Pinson hoping to break ground on $1.5 million park with splash pad by summer." The Birmingham News
- Weyhrich, Lee (August 11, 2014) "Pinson OKs city park contract." Trussville Tribune
- Lloyd, Gary (November 24, 2014) "Pinson park groundbreaking Sunday, Nov. 30." Trussville Tribune
- Weyhrich, Lee (July 3, 2015) "Pinson City Council discusses Bicentennial Park." Trussville Tribune
- Songer, Joe (February 2, 2016) "Pinson Bicentennial Park welcomes visitors." The Birmingham News
- Weyhrich, Lee (June 6, 2016) "Pinson Council discusses removal of trees from Bicentennial Park." Trussville Tribune
- Weyhrich, Lee (February 21, 2017) "Pinson’s Bicentennial Park will be open later this summer." Trussville Tribune
- Prewett, Nathan (October 19, 2019) "Pinson City Council buys property for Bicentennial Park, provides update on garbage contract at meeting." Trussville Tribune
- Prewett, Nathan (March 1, 2018) "Pinson City Council approves equipment for Bradford, Bicentennial parks." Trussville Tribune
- Buttram, Scott (April 27, 2018) "City Fest in Pinson to be held at Bicentennial Park tomorrow." Trussville Tribune
- Szkolnik, Shaun (February 7, 2019) "Pinson City Council approves repaving of walking track at Bicentennial Park." Trussville Tribune
- Huff, Joshua (April 23, 2020) "Pinson’s Bicentennial Park to reopen on Friday for walking purposes only.' Trussville Tribune