Montague Park, a brownfield, is showing new life.
Montague ParkMontague Park, an old city park with a softball field on the site of a former landfill, may be heading into its third incarnation as a home for rugby and soccer.
A local businessman is putting up much of the money to redo the 23rd Street park so his local rugby team will have a home, city Parks and Recreation Director Larry Zehnder said.
“We’re building a million-dollar facility with little money,” Zehnder said.
The plan is to build three rugby pitches that also could be turned into soccer pitches. A sculpture park nearby is also part of the dream.
Montague Park was shut down in 2003 when state regulators found methane leaks and determined the landfill cap was not thick enough.