(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“This has been a project years in the making.”

Those were the words of City Manager Charles Jones, who joined several other local dignitaries in the official groundbreaking of the new Library Park located on 7th Avenue next to the Carnegie Free Library. The new park will close the segment of 13th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, and will be constructed by Klavon Design Associates of Pittsburgh. The park is scheduled to be completed by Spring 2022, in conjunction with the to-be-completed Children’s Museum (which will be in the location of the old News Tribune building).

Jones was joined by incumbent Beaver Falls mayor George Quay, Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning, Klavon president Dina Klavon, City Community Development director Bethany Williams, and City Financial Manager Kevin Kunselman, among others.

It was also announced that the building located on 7th Avenue that used to house the WIC offices will be renovated to house an Innovation Hub co-sponsored by Penn State Extensions.

To check out photos from the groundbreaking, take a look here: