Walsh Park in Liberty Heights neighborhood slated for $1M transformation
Walsh Park in Springfield’s Liberty Heights section is basically an empty field ringed by trees. But by the summer 2021, the 12-acre park tucked back in a residential neighborhood near Interstate 291 will have two inclusive playgrounds — one for ages 2 to 5 and another for ages 5 to 12 — a baseball/softball field, all-access walking path, splash pad, picnic area new entrances off both Van Buren Avenue and Freeman Street and a pollinator meadow.