Briarwood Park Planning
Proposed Park Bond funding for Briarwood Park: $7,013,100
Improvements to Briarwood Park will include renovations to the pool, a northeast trail bridge, a park-wide multiuse trail, and tennis court lighting. Click here for the list of items included in the approved Park Bond Referendum.
Briarwood Park Master Plan Rendering
Briarwood Park Pool Project Plans
About: Nestled under a canopy of trees, this tranquil 16-acre park is home to numerous amenities for outdoor enthusiasts including a recreation center (with basketball court), swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. Other features include trails, a walking bridge, and a wonderful community garden operating under the auspices of the Briarwood Park Conservancy.
Fun fact about Briarwood Park: The swimming facility there is home base for the Briarwood Barracudas swim team. Brookhaven Recreational Swim League’s dedicated coaches and volunteers help swimmers learn, practice, and refine freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly skills.
Parks Bond Update
May 20, 2024
What began in November is wrapping up next month.
Despite several weather challenges and site conditions, construction activities are wrapping up at Briarwood Park as one of the last 2018 Parks Bond projects comes to a close.
Six months ago, several upgrades began at Briarwood Park, including:
Reconstructed parking lot with improved lighting, dumpster pad, and EV chargers.
Resurfaced driveway off Briarwood Road with new entry sign.
Stormwater improvements to bring the property into compliance with the current City stormwater ordinance including:
Underground detention below parking lot
Bioswales
Detention ponds
A new, larger community garden.
A loop trail in wooded area with bridge crossing the stream.
Removal of the driveway entrance off Briarwood Way for a pedestrian sidewalk entrance and added sidewalk entrance closer to Drew Valley Road.
“While weather set us back a few weeks from our original opening date, soon we’ll be able to enjoy a revitalized Briarwood Park that will be worth the wait.,” said District 2 Councilwoman Jennifer Owens. “Briarwood Park was already an asset to our community, but it is made even better and more environmentally sustainable with the new and refreshed amenities.”
An announcement for a grand re-opening event for Briarwood Park will be made soon, with the pool and recreation center expected to open in early June, while finishing touches are made to the community garden and loop trail which will open in July.
Improvements to Briarwood Park are one of the last remaining projects under the 2018 Park Bond, approved by voters after substantial public input.
May 3, 2024
Please note the Briarwood Park tennis courts and entry drive will be closed for the week of May 13-17, instead of May 6-10 as was publicized earlier. Access will be provided for residents on Field Way. The park improvements contractor plans to complete the new parking lot paving and repave the entry drive during the week. The rec center will open shortly after the paving work is complete and access to the pool will be complete for opening Memorial Day weekend.
Contractors installed a pedestrian footbridge in Briarwood Park this week.
April 18, 2024
The Briarwood Park tennis courts and entry drive will be closed for the week of May 6-10. Access will be provided for residents on Field Way.
The contractor plans to complete the new parking lot paving and repave the entry drive during the week.
The rec center will open shortly after the paving work is complete and access to the pool will be complete for opening Memorial Day Weekend.
April 12, 2024
After having to blast rock for excavation, the contractor has completed the underground detention system. Work is now progressing on the rec center driveway and trail bridge abutments.
The parking lot is scheduled to be complete and open for the beginning of swim season.
Other improvements such as the new community garden and trail will be completed later this summer.
Briarwood Pool Ground “Cracking” Kicks Off Park Improvements – Fall 2019
On October 1, 2019, City leaders donned hard hats and picked up jackhammers to officially “crack” ground for the new Briarwood Park pool. The pool is one of the key projects funded by the Parks Bond Program. Brookhaven Council Member Bates Mattison, Mayor John Ernst, and Council Member John Park taking a hands on approach at the event (pictured left to right).
Demolition continues through Fall with construction beginning once the site is cleared. The new pool will offer zero-entry and cooling spray features for young and old, plus a 6-lane competition area that will be the home of the Brookhaven Barracudas. Briarwood pool is set to open for the Summer 2020 season.
Read Mayor Ernst’s letter for more details on all the improvements to the pool facility (also in Spanish).