A TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT began in 2018 for one of the city’s largest parks, which will reopen in 2019 with many new features. 

Work is being completed on Rotary Park, formerly Cavalier Park. Once it reopens this spring, the park will include soccer fields, pickleball courts, a playground, increased parking and the city’s first paved track, accessible for people using wheelchairs or have other restricted mobility. The project is also intended to fix a flooding problem that often left the park muddy and unusable. The project cost around $750,000, but a state Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant covered half the cost. The Rotary Club of Greater Wilson contributed $100,000 toward the dollar-for-dollar match required by the city-City of Wilson