Officials Cut Ribbon at Tuscaloosa’s Vastly Improved Springbrook Park

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and most of the city council joined Councilman Cassius Lanier Tuesday morning for a ribbon cutting at Springbrook Park, the site of almost $2 million in fresh improvements.

Lanier just cruised to victory in a campaign for his second term representing District 7, has long advocated for improving the Springbrook neighborhood, which is part of the larger residential district between McFarland Boulevard and Hargrove Road East.

That includes his announcement earlier this year that many older homes there would be demolished to make way for a new shopping center that will feature a Culver's, a Golden Corral, a Dutch Bros Coffee and more.

"The Springbrook community deserves the best and that's what we set out to do, bringing a better quality of life and recreation to the families of this community," Lanier said at the ribbon-cutting Tuesday. "This is just the beginning of what's in store for District 7."

The improvements include a new fifth-mile walking track, lighting and security cameras, two new playgrounds for children and covered seating areas for residents to host events or just catch some shade.

The $1.8 million project was funded by Mayor Maddox's Elevate Tuscaloosa sales tax plan, and he said on Tuesday that this project is close to his heart.

"110 Springbrook meant a lot in my life. That was my parents' first home they ever bought over here to my right, and my first memories of life are right here in this park," Maddox said. "Springbrook's on a comeback, and I believe that this project right here facilitates that comeback. I'm very proud to have been part of it."

Maddox also thanked TTL, Inc. for engineering the project, Amason Construction for building it out and his city staff for all their work, from paving and utility projects to accounting and finance work to legal aid from the city attorney's office and more.

The finished park is now open to the public at 500 30th Street East.

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