Upper Saddle River to break ground on 9-acre sports complex with pickleball court
UPPER SADDLE RIVER — A groundbreaking ceremony Saturday will celebrate the anticipated start of construction next spring on a 9-acre sports complex at Lake Street and East Crescent Avenue.
Mayor Joanne Minichetti estimated that about 80% of the $1.6 million cost will be financed with open space funds.
The project includes two parallel soccer fields, two overlapping ballfields, a 0.3-mile walking path, pickleball courts, bleachers and a refreshment stand/field house.
"We have had a large turnover of empty-nesters selling their homes to families with school-age children, who we are sure will welcome this addition," Minichetti said.
The multi-year project will require annual applications for open space funds to pay for parts of the project.
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The project is on 9 acres of the 48-acre former Pearson Education campus. The other 39 acres is under construction as a 208-unit townhouse complex with 22 affordable units, one of four affordable housing sites approved in February.
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