Belvidere Pocket Park Opens in Central City
By David Josselyn
On Tuesday, August 3, Central City commemorated the opening of the Belvidere Pocket Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The park was constructed in the vacant lot between City Hall and the Belvidere Theatre buildings transforming an unsightly mound of dirt, weeds, and rock into a beautiful respite. Barbara Thielemann gave a short speech as representative of The Belvidere Foundation reporting the funding obtained by grants awarded to the City. Betty Mahaffey then thanked the various people involved that allowed the project to happen. Mayor Jeremy Fey followed by proudly cutting a large red ribbon barricading the entrance with an over-sized pair of scissors. The opening was attended by about 50 people who were serenaded with electric piano played by Dutch and enjoyed Italian espresso provided by barista Steve.
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