By Daniel Morgan
Greenfield Reporter
GREENFIELD — An expansion to Beckenholdt Family Park will soon offer a secluded retreat for local walkers and nature buffs.
The Greenfield Parks and Recreation Department has purchased a 15-acre plot of land adjacent to Beckenholdt Park, which will be used to expand the green space on the city’s northwest side by about 25 percent. The purchase, made possible by a roughly $220,000 grant from the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, will allow visitors to explore a wetlands area on the park’s western boundary.
Beckenholdt Park is located on a 60-acre plot at the southwest corner of Franklin Street and County Road 300N.
The purchase also includes a roughly 12-acre swath of wooded land located just north of Interstate 70, which lies less than a half-mile south of the park. Ellen Kuker, Greenfield Parks and Recreation superintendent, said the trees on that land will shield visitors from the interstate, buffering noise from cars and trucks traveling the busy corridor.
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