The City of Rochester and its consultant team is seeking input from community members for the Civil Rights Heritage Park project.
Located in Baden Park near School 6 on Upper Falls Boulevard, the Civil Rights Heritage Park project will honor Rochester’s civil rights leaders and serve as a cultural landmark.
A group from Rochester’s Spiritus Christi Anti Racism Coalition took inspiration from Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama. That 4-acre park honors civil rights leaders native to Birmingham and features several statues that depict the experiences of Black Americans in the South during the Civil Rights Era.
The City of Rochester hosts public meeting for Heritage Park Project
While the development of the master plan is still underway, the city of Rochester and its consultant team have been seeking input from
community members and key stakeholders to learn more about the park's current utilization, and how residents envision the project's designs.
Members of the community are invited to attend a public meeting at 6 p.m. on October 15. The meeting will take place a the Trenton & Pamela Jackson R-Center located at 485 N. Clinton Avenue.
Residents will have an opportunity to learn about the project's developments and share thoughts on how they envision the park.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Want to share ideas on local civil rights park? Attend Oct. 15 meeting
