- NDPS Communications and Community Relations Coordinator: Jillian Daley: [email protected]
- CPRD Public Information Director Kat Ricker: [email protected]
Thursday, April 4 — Plans are now in motion to improve Renne Park at South Blaine and East Sixth Streets in the summer of 2025 with artificial turf, an eight-lane synthetic track, a concession stand, restrooms, two pickleball courts, an ADA-compliant pathway, and lighting.
The Renne Park Project is a joint effort of Newberg-Dundee Public Schools (NDPS), which owns the land, and Chehalem Park and Recreation District (CPRD), which maintains the land. The park is a longtime community hub where both NDPS and CPRD host events and activities, including the Newberg Classic Fire Apparatus Show (top photo), Newberg High School rugby, and CPRD youth sports such as soccer and track. The 13.81-acre park also is the staging area for the Newberg Old-Fashioned Festival Grand Parade, one of the biggest events of the year.
Together, NDPS and CPRD have made great progress on the plan to transform this community hub. NDPS has already secured a $750,000 grant from Oregon Administrative Services, and CPRD has agreed to provide another $750,000 to fund the project, creating an anticipated $1.5 million budget for the upgrades.
If you're interested in learning more or sharing your views about the plan, you’re about to get the chance! CPRD and NDPS are holding a public forum at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 at the School District Office (near the park), 714 E. Sixth Street, Newberg. Notices about the proposed land-use changes will be mailed to area residents as part of the land-use process.