Town to break ground June 1 for Joyner Park community center

The town will break ground Friday, June 1, at 10 a.m. for the new Joyner Park Community Center during a ceremony near the visitor parking lot at the park on Harris Road. Construction is expected to begin in early June.

The 32,000-square-foot building has been designed to blend in with current Joyner Park structures and the natural wooded setting. Features include a walking track, gymnasium for basketball, volleyball and pickleball, multi-purpose rooms, dance studio and kitchen.

Speakers at the groundbreaking event will include Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones and Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Director Ruben Wall. Renderings of the building will be on display and the ceremonial shoveling of dirt will occur. A reception with light refreshments will follow the brief ceremony.

The $11.1-million approximate cost will be paid by bonds approved by town voters in the 2014 referendum. The building should be completed in 2019.

For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/joyner-park-phase-2.aspx or contact PRCR Director Ruben Wall at 919-435-9561.