Laverty Park is getting its first flush restrooms, a repaved parking lot, and new ADA access paths, with construction set to begin in August 2026.

The Anderson Park District announced the project on Monday, July 20, marking the next major investment under the voter-approved 2023 Park Improvement Levy. The district expects work to wrap up by spring 2027.

What's in the project

A new building will house flush restrooms and maintenance storage. Beyond the restroom, the scope includes ADA accessibility improvements throughout the park, new fencing, and a full parking lot overhaul with repaving and restriping.

The Park Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2026-11 at its Tuesday, July 14 meeting, authorizing Mike Smith, who is overseeing the project for the district, to sign the construction contract. The board had approved construction documents and authorized the bid advertisement at its Tuesday, May 12 meeting.

How it's funded

Two revenue streams cover the work. The Ohio Department of Transportation's Metro Parks Program is funding the parking lot improvements. The restroom building and ADA upgrades draw from the Anderson Parks 1 mill capital levy, which voters approved in November 2023 as part of a 25-year Park Improvement Plan.

That levy is organized around six priorities the district calls the "six Ps": Paths, Potties, Parking, Playgrounds, Pickleball, and Playability. The Laverty Park project checks two of those boxes: Potties and Parking.

Part of a bigger year for Anderson parks

Laverty Park is one of four capital projects the district has slated for 2026, according to board meeting documents. The others are a natural-surface trail renovation at W.M. Johnson Hills Park, a new bike park and path at Clear Creek, and the Riverside Park ballfield conversion from dirt infields to synthetic turf, which the district completed in March 2026.

The Riverside Park project was the first finished under the 2023 levy. Laverty Park is the next.