In 1999 when the Friends of Lafayette Park was founded, the directors worked with the community to develop our first phase of goals for the park. Those goals, our Phase I Master Plan, were completed in the first 10 years.

In commemoration of our tenth anniversary in 2009, the Friends of Lafayette Park developed a Phase II master Plan. The plans included the following (and many have since been addressed):

Capital Improvements

1. Replace all walkways in the park. See final plan for additional details.
2. Install new lighting on the upper park to match the lower park.
3. Install a rubberized running track around the baseball fields.
4. Install picnic tables at various locations throughout the Park.
5. Renovate the school gym.
6. Design and build a new recreation center.
7. Extend the green water irrigation system to the Broad Branch Road garden (currently under construction).

Maintenance Items

1. Correct drainage and erosion problems throughout the park including the spray park, track around baseball fields and the dugout concrete pad (first base side).
2. Repair earthen wall between spray park and play area and the dog area.
3. Grade and level the baseball fields.
4. Aerate, fertilize and seed the baseball fields.
5. Widen/paving access road/walk-way to eliminate the permanent, mud ruts (soon to be replaced).
6. Fix the chain-link gates by the tennis courts (problem: they are not aligned and therefore do not close properly).
7. Color coat the tennis courts; they were done last in 2003 and there are bare spots in high traffic areas as well as mini-potholes on some of the playing surfaces.
8. Replace the trash receptacle in the trash area. Also, the gate on the fence around the trash area was knocked off by one of the trash trucks and needs to be reattached to the fence.