Southeast Portland Park To Have Grand Opening Tomorrow – KXL

A ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Mill Park neighborhood will be taking place tomorrow afternoon with Portland Parks & Recreation staff on hand.

PP&R’s Mark Ross says that residents have wanted this area to be turned into a park for a while and the moment is finally here.

“It’s a revitalized neighborhood gathering place in Southeast (Portland) that we’ve really sped through the community and heard what they want in their park,” Ross said.

Whenever a new park opens in town, the most difficult part is finding the money to build. Ross says how Mill Park falls in line.

“The longest part of this is getting the funding,” Ross said. “There’s a limited amount of funds that go to a whole bunch of different needs.”

“This (park) has been several years in the works,” Ross continued. “It’s delightful to see it come to completion.”

Ross says the crown jewel of the operation is the construction of a state-of-the-art playground.

“There’s a climbing structure that looks like Spider-Man made it,” Ross said. “It looks like a giant web that has a half circle from the bottom to the top.”

“There are some other elements that look like a mad scientist might’ve put together in a lab when they were in a really good mood,” Ross continued.

The park at 1949 SE 122nd Ave will have its grand opening at 3pm Thursday with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30pm.